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Monsieur Prudhomme ... Je me noie! ...

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of two figures standing in water. One figure appears distressed while the other appears nonchalant. The scene is at the beach or a body of water. The water is depicted with flowing lines. To the left, a smaller figure with a concerned expression is holding onto a rope, while the larger figure to the right is complacently leaning on another part of the same rope. The background features additional figures scattered across the water. The image uses simple lines and shading to convey texture and form.

Artwork Details

Date
1855
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
4000 × 3652 px
Public Domain
Yes
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