About This Artwork

Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883)
written by Charles Cros (French, 1842-1888)
printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) and Cochet (French, 19th century)
published by Librairie de l'eau-forte (French, 19th century) and Richard Lesclide (French, 1825-1892)

Le Fleuve, 1874

Unbound poem of five folded sheets; cover on ivory wove paper, poem and etchings/drypoints and aquatint on ivory laid paper
280 x 245 mm (book folded); 280 x 483 mm (book open)
Gift of Robert M. Light in memory of Harold Joachim, 1985.59.1

Harris 79 only state/1874 Cros; Guérin 63 only state; Moreau-Nélaton 23-30 only state