The Little Girl (Le petite fille)
Edouard Manet
1862
Medium
etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 21.6 x 12 cm (8 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 45 x 32.2 cm (17 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Chester Dale Collection
Accession Number
1948.5.2
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...