File...Moello! Vla le municipal!

1839

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This image depicts a beach scene with people running while holding clothing and shoes, with several onlookers in the background. Two figures are shown in motion carrying their belongings as they sprint across a sandy beach. In the background, there is a structure with a sign reading "Bains d'Hommes à 4 Sous." Observers are seen with hats and umbrellas, observing the runners. The drawing captures a sense of urgency and humor, with caricature-like poses of the figures in motion. Additional figures in the background contribute to the bustling atmosphere of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David E. Rust

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.5 x 27.2 cm (8 7/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.5 x 31.5 cm (9 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.118.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 761, State iii/iii

  • Series Title

    Les Baigneurs [Delteil 760-790]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. David E. Rust, Washington, D. C.; gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Inscriptions

lower right in stone: h.D.; lower left below image in stone: Imp d'Aubert & Cie; lower right below image in stone: Au Bureau du Charivari R. du Croissant 10.; upper center above image in stone: LES BAIGNEURS.; upper right above image in stone: 2.; across bottom in stone: File...file...Moellon! vla le municipal! Hue donc en vla encore des chauds! faute / de quatre sous, on ne peut pas se laver...le nez....C'est gentil, c'est du propre!....

Wikidata ID

Q75422174

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