Berthe Morisot (in Silhouette)
1872–74, published 1884
Medium
Lithograph on chine collé; second state of two
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (21.6 × 16.5 cm) Sheet: 17 1/2 × 12 3/8 in. (44.5 × 31.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.60.3
Tags
About the Artist
Edouard Manet|Lemercier & Cie.|Lemercier & Cie. · 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...