The Drinkers

Honoré Daumier

by 1861 · Oil on wood · European Paintings

This painting, which was first exhibited in Paris in 1861, bears a resemblance to an illustration by Daumier's contemporary Paul Gavarni that was published twenty years earlier. The escape that alcohol offered to the poor is typical of the social themes Daumier explored throughout his career. The first owner of this work was the landscape painter Charles Daubigny.

Artist

Honoré Daumier

Date

by 1861

Medium

Oil on wood

Department

European Paintings

Credit line

Bequest of Margaret Seligman Lewisohn, in memory of her husband, Sam A. Lewisohn, 1954