Le Tondeur de chiens, plate 21 from the series Bohémiens de Paris, published in Le Charivari
February 15, 1842
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
sheet: 13 11/16 x 10 1/16 in. (34.8 x 25.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.488.2
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Art Historical Context
**Le Tondeur de chiensThe Dog Clipper)**, plate 21 from Honoré Daumier's *Bohémiens de Paris* series, captures the vibrant street life of 1840s Paris. in the satirical newspaper *Le Charari* on February , 1842, this lithograph depicts a bustling urban scene with men, women, dogs, buildings, and streets, centering on a dog groomer at work amid the city's colorful underbelly. Daumier, a master caricaturist, used these images to portray the bohemian wanderers and eccentrics who roamed Paris's neighborhoods, blending humor with keen social observation. Daumier's lithography technique allowed for ...
About the Artist
Aubert et Cie|Honoré Daumier (French|French|French) · 1808 |1829 |1829 –1879 |1929 |1929
French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois| |