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Le Premier Bain (the First Bath)

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Honore Daumier

XIXth century · oil on canvas

Dimensions 43.5 × 53.3 cm

Collection: Doria Collection

On the right, sitting on stones, the mother and sister look attentively at the unfolding scene. On the left, the father, legs naked, trousers above his knees, with water up to his calves, lowers his little boy in the stream. The latter, fully naked, seems to enjoy the experience of this first summer bath that will allow him to splash around at ease. In the background, above, a man is walking away. This painting was part of the collection of Count Armand Doria until 1899. It is now at the Detroit Institute of Arts. A droite, sur des pierres, la mère et la petite sœur sont assises, spectatrices attentives à la scène qui se passe sous leurs yeux. A gauche, le père, les jambes nues, le pantalon relevé, dans l'eau jusqu'aux mollets, y plonge son petit garçon, nu comme un ver, et assez réjoui d'ailleurs de ce baptême estival, qui va lui permettre de barboter à l'aise. Au fond, sur un plan surélevé, un homme s'éloigne. Ce tableau a fait partie de la collection du Comte Armand Doria jusqu'en 1899, il se trouve maintenant au Detroit Institute of Arts.

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Le Premier Bain (the First Bath) (XIXth century) by Honore Daumier, oil on canvas, from the Doria Collection.

About Honore Daumier

Honoré-Victorin Daumier (French: [ɔnɔʁe domje]; February 26, 1808 – February 10, 1879) was a French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor, whose many works offer commentary on social and political life in France in the 19th century.

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