“- Aren't you getting dressed? - No... I remain like this in my swimming gear all day long, outside the swimming pool. - Even in winter? - Then I put on my hat!,” plate 28 from Croquis D'été by Honoré Daumier

“- Aren't you getting dressed? - No... I remain like this in my swimming gear all day long, outside the swimming pool. - Even in winter? - Then I put on my hat!,” plate 28 from Croquis D'été 1858

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This lithograph, "Aren't you getting dressed? - No... I remain like this in my swimming gear all day long, outside the swimming pool. - Even in winter? - Then I put on my hat!," is part of Honoré Daumier's series *Croquis d'été*. The print, created in 1858, is a satirical commentary on the absurdity of social norms, showing a man defiantly wearing his swimsuit outside of the water, even in the winter. Daumier, renowned for his caricatures, skillfully uses exaggerated features and humorous dialogue to capture the comical nature of this situation. The lithograph is part of the collection at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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