Caption

A bon chat bon rat, Two fighting women, Proverbs and sayings, Proverbs and maxims, cartoon, Series number, 8, 12, printmaker: Honoré Daumier, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., Paris, publisher: Bauger, 1840, printer (person), paper, lithography, letterpress printing, lithography with text in letterpress on verso, height 363 mm x height 236 mm, Print possibly from: Le Charivari, August 4, 1840., caricatures (human types), fighting, A monochrome drawing shows two women in dramatic motion on a flat surface. One woman faces forward with a tense expression, hair tied back under a headscarf, wearing a flowing dress and shawl with sleeves stretched as if pushing or restraining. The other woman leans backward with her head thrown back, mouth open, and hair loose, her hands raised near her face and her dress billowing around her lower body. The fabric of their garments is rendered with strong shading and folds, and their bare feet are visible on the ground. The background is mostly blank with faint horizontal shading and the image is framed by a thin border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A90_202

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.7Mb (11.0Mb) / 11.2in x 14.1in / 3371 x 4222 (300dpi)

Keywords

A bon chat rat Two fighting women Proverbs sayings maxims cartoon Series number 8 12 printmaker Honoré Daumier printer person Aubert & Cie Paris publisher Bauger 1840 paper lithography letterpress printing text letterpress verso height 363 mm x height 236 mm Print Le Charivari August 4 caricatures human types monochrome drawing two women dramatic motion flat surface woman faces forward tense expression hair tied back under headscarf wearing flowing dress shawl sleeves stretched pushing restraining leans backward head thrown back mouth open hair loose hands raised near face dress billowing lower body fabric garments rendered strong shading folds bare feet visible ground background mostly blank faint horizontal shading image framed thin border