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A Visit to the Salon. Obviously all the sculptors are a naughty bunch, plate 1 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

A work made of lithograph in black on white wove paper.
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  • A work made of lithograph in black on white wove paper.

Date:

1847

Artist:

Honoré Victorin Daumier
French, 1808-1879

About this artwork

While the annual Salon was open to the public, this print suggests that perhaps not all Salon exhibits were appropriate for everyone. Here a father angrily escorts his two children away from a crowd of men looking at nude sculptures. The scandalized parent makes a lively counterpoint to the voyeuristic male viewers. Daumier’s ironic title implies that the artist agrees with his audience’s purported sense of modesty while teasingly drawing on their secretly lustful inclinations.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Title

A Visit to the Salon. Obviously all the sculptors are a naughty bunch, plate 1 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1847

Medium

Lithograph in black on white wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 26.8 × 21.5 cm (10 9/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 33 × 25 cm (13 × 9 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison

Reference Number

1952.41

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