La Première leçon de natation

1847

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows two individuals: a man and a child. The man is seen in a side profile standing beside a bathtub, slightly bent forward. His facial features include a round face, glasses, prominent nose, and thinning hair. He is wearing a shirt with rolled-up sleeves, waistcoat, and trousers, and holding a thermometer or similar object pointing toward the bathtub. The child is immersed in the bathtub, with only the upper part of their body visible above the water, including arms, face, and hair. The room has a curtain on one side, a picture on the wall, and a chair partially visible. The image is monochromatic with shading and lines for depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3076

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1583, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

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.

Wikidata ID

Q64958030

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