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Edouard Manet was famous for his work as a painter during the 19th century. He was one of the first artists of his time to paint modern life and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. Born into an upper-class household with strong political connections, the French artist rejected the future originally envisioned for him and became engrossed in the world of painting. His early masterworks, The Luncheon on the Grass and Olympia, both made in 1863, caused great controversy and served as rallying points for the young painters who would establish Impressionism. Today, these are considered watershed paintings that mark the start of modern art. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Edouard Manet art.
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Woman with Mantilla - Original Etching (Guerin #51 Fisher #46)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET (1832-1883)
Exotic flower (or Woman with a Mantilla) 1869
Original etching
Signed in the plate
On vellum 36 x 26 cm
REFERENCES:
- Catalogue raisonné Guérin #51
- Cata...
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1860s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
The Absinthe Drinker - Original Etching (Guerin #9 Fisher #9)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET
The Absinthe Drinker, 1860
Original etching
Printed signature in the plate
On Japan paper 45 x 40 cm (c. 18 x 16 inch)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonnes Guerin n°9 and F...
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1860s Impressionist Figurative Prints
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Etching
La Barricade - Lithograph by Edouard Manet - 1871
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Rare and beautiful lithograph by Edouard Manet .
"La Barricade " illustrates a group of soldiers executing a band of rebels on a street corner. This artwork deals with a subject in...
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1870s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Child with a Tray (Pear and Bottle) - Original Etching (Guerin #15)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET
Child with a Tray (Pear and Bottle), 1861
Original etching
Printed signature in the plate
On Japan paper 36 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne Gu...
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1860s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Le Chat et Les Fleurs
By Édouard Manet
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and aquatint on cream laid, watermarked Rives paper. 6 5/8 x 5 inches (167 x 126 mm). Sixth and final state, a posthumous impression. A fine, inky impression with full margin...
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1860s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Lola De Valence
By Édouard Manet
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Lola De Valence
Etching, 1862
Signed in the plate lower left: “Ed Manet”
Printed on chine collee paper, without watermark
From the first edition, published by Cadart and Luquet, Paris, before the removal of the inscription “ Ed. Manet sculpt”
From the 1863 edition, before the 1874 Portfolio, 1890 Portolio. 1894 Dumont edition and the Strolin edition of 100 in 1905
Pencil inscription with title below the plate in the lower margin
Conditiono: Excellent
Image size: 10 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches
Plate size: 18 3/4 x 13 inches
Reference: Harris-Manet 33 iii/III
Guerin-Manet 23 vi/VIII
The painting that this etching is inspired by is in the collection of the Musee d'Orsay, Paris.
"Lola de Valence is a painting by the painter Édouard Manet in 1862 . The canvas represents a dancer dressed intraditional Spanish clothes...
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1860s Impressionist Figurative Prints
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Etching
