The Absinthe Drinker (Le buveur d'absinthe)
1862
Medium
etching on chinese paper
Dimensions
image: 24.8 × 14.3 cm (9 3/4 × 5 5/8 in.) plate: 28.8 × 15.8 cm (11 5/16 × 6 1/4 in.) sheet: 34.5 × 22.5 cm (13 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.5754
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...