Cat and Flowers, from "Les Chats"
Medium
Etching and aquatint in brown ink on tan wove paper, final state of three, third edition (Mégnin)
Dimensions
plate: 6 11/16 x 5 1/8in. (17 x 13cm) sheet: 8 3/4 x 5 3/8in. (22.2 x 13.7cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession Number
28.93.1
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Edouard Manet|Champfleury · 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...