Caption

Child spanked by an old woman, print, annotation: '3rd state, two proofs', printmaker: Auguste Danse (signed by artist), after design by Honoré Daumier, 1896, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, etching and drypoint with plate tone, printed in brown, height 458 mm x width 272 mm, feeling (one of the five senses), spanking, drubbing (of naughty children), An etched scene shows an older woman with a headscarf and heavy folds of clothing seated and holding a bundle while a smaller figure faces her with an outstretched hand; the older woman's face is heavily lined with a pronounced nose and grimacing mouth, and she grips a bunch of long stalks in one hand; the room has vertical wood-grain walls, a framed portrait of a person wearing a hat on the wall behind them, shelves with rounded objects and a bottle-like shape in the background, and shadowed areas creating strong contrast across the figures and furnishings.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_384

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Rights managed

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43.6Mb (11.3Mb) / 14.1in x 12.1in / 4218 x 3617 (300dpi)

Keywords

Child spanked old woman print annotation 3rd state two proofs printmaker Auguste Danse signed artist design Honoré Daumier 1896 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone printed brown height 458 mm x width 272 mm feeling five senses spanking drubbing of naughty children etched scene older woman headscarf heavy folds clothing seated holding bundle smaller figure faces outstretched hand older woman's face heavily lined pronounced nose grimacing mouth grips bunch long stalks hand room vertical wood-grain walls framed portrait person wearing hat wall them shelves rounded objects bottle- shape background shadowed areas creating strong contrast across figures furnishings