The Convalescent (Suzanne Manet)
1879–81 (?)
Medium
Etching, drypoint, and aquatint in brown ink on tan laid paper, final state of three
Dimensions
plate: 5 x 3 15/16in. (12.7 x 10cm) sheet: 9 5/8 x 6 1/8in. (24.4 x 15.6cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession Number
28.93.3
Tags
About the Artist
Edouard Manet|Suzanne 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...