1843
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Every scalded fears cold water. is a 1843 by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This lithograph shows a man recoiling from a bucket of water. His wide eyes and flailing arms fill the frame. The scene looks exaggerated, like a cartoon. Daumier made this in 1843 for a French newspaper. It’s part of a series mocking silly superstitions. The artist loved poking fun at everyday fears. Check out Daumier’s sharp humor up close at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print was published in Le Charivari (November 24, 1843) as plate 8 from the series The Chapter of Interpretations.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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