Minneapolis Institute of Art
One way of using skirts that have just come into style
Honoré DaumierLinkedCulture matchlcp-92178c4e8b85
- Date
- 1856
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 70858
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
The madness of women's fashion provided Daumier with numerous occasions to make fun of those who followed the vagaries of taste even when it was clearly ridiculous. Here, women make use of their giant hoop skirts to float like hot-air balloons above the city. France, Europe
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Charles C. Bovey, 1924
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