This is a drawing of two contrasting scenes involving drinking. The upper section shows a cafe or bar setting with individuals seated and being served drinks by a waiter. The lower section depicts a person and a cow drinking water from a fountain.
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This is a drawing of two contrasting scenes involving drinking. The upper section shows a cafe or bar setting with individuals seated and being served drinks by a waiter. The lower section depicts a person and a cow drinking water from a fountain.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bavant pour se desennuyer

Honoré Daumier

Date
1852
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.577
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Seated figure
  • Horse
  • Water
  • Figures

NGA object ID 197388. 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.