This is a drawing of two figures in motion by the shore. The man and woman are dressed in period clothing and appear to be running or walking briskly on the shore near a small boat. The woman is bent over with her dress flowing behind her, and the man, in a striped outfit and wearing a hat, is looking over his shoulder while holding a part of her clothing. The shoreline is rough and unsteady, and there is a landscape in the background suggesting a structure or distant buildings. The style is expressive, capturing a dramatic moment with exaggerated postures and dynamic movement, typical of a caricature.
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This is a drawing of two figures in motion by the shore. The man and woman are dressed in period clothing and appear to be running or walking briskly on the shore near a small boat. The woman is bent over with her dress flowing behind her, and the man, in a striped outfit and wearing a hat, is looking over his shoulder while holding a part of her clothing. The shoreline is rough and unsteady, and there is a landscape in the background suggesting a structure or distant buildings. The style is expressive, capturing a dramatic moment with exaggerated postures and dynamic movement, typical of a caricature.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abordage a l'ile Saint-Denis

Honoré Daumier

Date
1855
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.635
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Boat
  • Hat
  • Dress
  • Man
  • Female figure

NGA object ID 180266. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.