Fleur Exotique (Exotic Flower)
in or before 1869
Medium
etching and aquatint in black on laid paper (facing _Fleur Exotique_ by Armand Renaud)
Dimensions
plate: 17.4 x 11.4 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.) page size: 35.5 x 25.5 cm (14 x 10 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Richard A. Simms, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.26.1.ff
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...