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Un Retour de jeunesse

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts two individuals from the waist up in dynamic poses. One person, a man, is slightly bent forward with one hand at the back of the woman's neck. His expressions are exaggerated, with short tousled hair. The woman is leaning backward, looking up at the man. She wears a headpiece and a long-sleeved dark dress with a light-colored apron tied around her waist, holding a ladle in her left hand. The background shows kitchen elements and hanging pots against a softly sketched wall.

Artwork Details

Date
1845
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
3488 × 4580 px
Public Domain
Yes
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