In the Upper Gallery (Au Paradis)
Medium
Lithograph (transfer relief plate, or gillotage) on china paper
Dimensions
plate: 9 5/8 x 13 5/16in. (24.4 x 33.8cm) sheet: 10 x 13 11/16in. (25.4 x 34.8cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number
20.17.1
Tags
About the Artist
Edouard Manet|Ferdinand Lefman · 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...