The Water Drinker
Edouard Manet
1870–74
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 9 1/4 x 6 1/8in. (23.5 x 15.6cm) sheet: 15 7/8 x 10 3/16in. (40.3 x 25.9cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.76.15
Tags
MenDrinking
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...