The Old Musician
Edouard Manet
1862
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 187.4 x 248.2 cm (73 3/4 x 97 11/16 in.) framed: 238.76 x 297.82 cm (94 x 117 1/4 in.) framed weight: 275 lb.
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Chester Dale Collection
Accession Number
1963.10.162
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...