View of a refreshment stand at a bath on the Seine, from 'Summer sketches,' published in Le Charivari, August 3, 1865
August 3, 1865
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 9 5/16 in. × 8 in. (23.6 × 20.3 cm) Sheet: 12 1/16 × 11 7/16 in. (30.6 × 29 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1954
Accession Number
54.557.70
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About the Artist
Honoré Daumier · 1810–1879
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (1808-1879) was a prolific French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor whose works offered incisive commentary on the social and political life of 19th-century France. Known as the 'Michelangelo of Caricature,' Daumier produced over 4,000 lithographs, 500 paintings, 1,000 drawings, and 100 sculptures during his lifetime. His biting political satire led to his imp...