1847
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Nayades de la Seine (Sea Nymphs of the Seine) is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, depicting Bathing, held at National Gallery of Art.
Honoré Daumier’s lithograph shows three women lounging by the Seine, their long dresses pooling around them like water. Their faces look tired, not dreamy—more like real people than ideal nymphs. Daumier made this in 1847, long before his famous political cartoons. He often mocked how society treats women, and here he flips the idea of graceful nymphs into something rough and human. See how he uses lithography to get bold blacks and soft grays? Try looking up Daumier, Honoré next.
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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