{"product_id":"the-laundress-honore-daumier-1","title":"The Laundress - Honoré Daumier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonoré Daumier\u003c\/b\u003e, celebrated as one of the foremost social observers of nineteenth-century France, brought his unflinching eye for working-class life to this intimate oil painting. \u003cem\u003eThe Laundress\u003c\/em\u003e, dated to circa 1863, depicts a sturdy washerwoman ascending stone steps from the Seine, her young child clinging closely beside her. The monumental dignity Daumier grants this humble figure elevates her far beyond mere genre painting, transforming a scene of everyday labor into a profound statement on endurance and maternal strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExecuted in oil on oak panel, the work is remarkable for its bold, almost sculptural brushwork and its restrained tonal palette of warm ochres and cool grays, anticipating the expressive handling that would influence later Realist and Impressionist painters alike. The compressed, vertical composition draws the eye upward, reinforcing the physical and moral weight borne by the laundress. Daumier's empathy for Paris's working poor — shaped by his long career as a satirical printmaker — infuses the canvas with both political conscience and human warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cb\u003estretched canvas reproduction\u003c\/b\u003e is printed on premium matte canvas and hand-wrapped around a sturdy 0.75-inch frame with a classic \u003cb\u003egallery wrap\u003c\/b\u003e finish, delivering museum-quality presence to any interior. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, holds the original in its European Paintings collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHonoré Daumier\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eca. 1863\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on oak\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 1\/4 x 13 in. (48.9 x 33 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRealism\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:12px 0 8px\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable sizes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 × 25 cm (8″ × 10″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51 × 76 cm (20″ × 30″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102 × 152 cm (40″ × 60″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:8px 0 4px;color:#888;font-size:13px\"\u003eAll sizes include a 0.75\" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required.\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Gallerivm","offers":[{"title":"S — 30×40 cm","offer_id":60077707592014,"sku":"GLV-20665198926-S","price":39.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"M — 40×50 cm","offer_id":60077707657550,"sku":"GLV-20665198926-M","price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"L — 60×90 cm","offer_id":60077707690318,"sku":"GLV-20665198926-L","price":89.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1044\/1637\/9214\/files\/DT2141_52c56080-9703-4cf8-8c78-4a848fcf3f50.jpg?v=1783551066","url":"https:\/\/gallerivm.com\/products\/the-laundress-honore-daumier-1","provider":"Gallerivm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}