The Hot Bath
1839
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1839
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Hot Bath is a 1839 by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a woman sitting in a tub, surrounded by towels and a jug of water. The scene is simple, but it tells us about everyday life in 19th century France. This print was part of a series called The Bathers, which shows people in different stages of bathing. You can learn more about the artist's style and other works at the museum where this piece is held, like The Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print was published as plate 12 from the series The Bathers.
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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