The Abandonment of Ariadne — Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879); Aubert1842
Also by Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879); Aubert
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The NightmareHonoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879); Aubert1832Cleveland Museum of ArtThe Legislative BellyHonoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879); Aubert1834Cleveland Museum of Art
The BathersWinslow Homer1882Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY0.83
SaloméPablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973); Louis Fort (French, active 1800s–1900s); Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939)1905, printed 1913Cleveland Museum of Art0.83
at the Ecole of the water-colors of Gavarni, the sepias of Henri Monnier and the paintings, then quite unknown, of Daumier, it caused a scandal. Fortunately protestation changed into apotheosis and the very dignitaries who had at first objected, won by the sumptuousness of the works, put Daumier into the Louvre. M. Dayot recounts this episode in his preface for the catalogue of the Ville-I’Eveque exhibit, with the hint to the authorities that since 1888 they have gained the reputation for “enlightened eclecticism.” M. Dayot’s opinion of what such an …
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Made in the nineteenth century, like The Abandonment of Ariadne.