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
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...