Dry Run
Artist
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808 - 1879)
Date1841
MediumLithograph on newsprint
DimensionsUnframed: 9 11/16 × 12 13/16 in. (24.6 × 32.5 cm)
ClassificationsWORK ON PAPER
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Gift of The Armand Hammer Foundation
Object number1987.32
DescriptionA man in his underwear hangs from the ceiling and practices the motions of swimming. A man stands to the side. State: ii/iii; Plate: #19Text printed below the image:
LA LEÇON À SEC.
Après trois mois de cet exercice non interrompu, on se trouve réduit à l'état de poisson, et l'être le plus timide, peut se présenter sans crainte......... aux bains Chinois!...
DRY RUN.
After three months of uninterrupted dry exercise, one is practically transformed into a fish, and even the most timid person can now dare to give it a try at the.... Chinese baths.
Status
Not on view