1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Les Barbotteuses is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, depicting Bathing, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two women kneading clay in a workshop. They're focused on their work, with tools and clay scattered around them. The women's faces are serious, showing the hard work they're doing. This lithograph is interesting because it shows everyday life. The artist drew attention to the working class, which was not often depicted in art at that time. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: lithography.
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
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