Cat and Flowers
1869
Medium
Etching and aquatint; third (final) state; posthumous edition
Dimensions
Plate: 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (20 × 14.9 cm) Sheet: 13 1/4 × 8 7/8 in. (33.7 × 22.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Accession Number
2007.49.508
Tags
About this artwork
Edouard Manet's "Cat and Flowers" (1869) The work, executed in etching and aquatint; third (final) state; posthumous edition, measures plate: 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. and originates from the eighteenth century, an era of aesthetic refinement and expanding artistic markets. Prints served crucial roles in disseminating artistic ideas and images across geographic and social boundaries. This work provides valuable insights into Edouard Manet's artistic practice and the broader cultural and material context...
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...