A Cat Curled Up, Sleeping
Edouard Manet
1861
Medium
Graphite, on ivory-colored paper
Dimensions
4 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. (11.7 x 10.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Clifford A. Furst, by exchange, 1995
Accession Number
1995.493
Tags
SleepingCats
About the Artist
Edouard Manet · 1832–1883
Édouard Manet (1832-1883) was a French painter who played a pivotal role in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, often called the 'Father of Modern Art.' Born into a wealthy Parisian family, Manet defied his father's wishes for a legal career to pursue painting, studying under academic artist Thomas Couture. His revolutionary works 'Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe' and 'Olympia' (both 1863) scand...