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Honoré Daumier French
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To float on the back for an hour in a quiet tributary of the Marne with little water, some water lilies and lots of frogs: that's what makes a man happy!
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Title: Philosophical contemplations of a lover of silent pleasures, from 'The bathers,' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire, August 6, 1864
Series/Portfolio: 'The bathers' (Les baigneurs)
Artist:
Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)
Date: August 6, 1864
Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; third state of three (Delteil)
Dimensions:
Image: 5 11/16 × 9 13/16 in. (14.5 × 25 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/8 × 11 13/16 in. (21.2 × 30 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Object Number: 62.650.480
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