Fausse position!!!

1840

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows people swimming in an indoor pool. It depicts individuals in a wooden enclosed pool or bathhouse. The setting is a confined wooden space filled with water. The focus is on a person who is jumping or falling into the water, expressing surprise or alarm. Another person is partially submerged, floating on their back with a shocked expression. Their legs are lifted out of the water in an awkward manner, adding a humorous tone. The drawing uses a monochrome palette and lines to highlight expressions and motion in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David E. Rust

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.1 x 25.4 cm (7 15/16 x 10 in.)
    sheet: 24.8 x 31.8 cm (9 3/4 x 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.118.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 774, State ii/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 left below image in stone: Chez Bauger. R. du Croissant. 16.; lower right below image in stone: Imp. d Aubert & Cie.; upper center above image in stone: LES BAIGNEURS.; upper right above image in stone: No. 14.; lower center below image in stone: Fausse position!!!

Wikidata ID

Q75422177

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