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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
- 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.