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Exotic Flower (Woman in a Mantilla)

A work made of etching and aquatint in warm black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching and aquatint in warm black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1868

Artist:

Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883)
published by Philippe Burty (French, 1830-1890)
written by Armand Renaud (French, 1836-1895)

About this artwork

Exotic Flower is an original composition, not based on a painting. A model for the etching is found among the Caprichos of Goya; unlike Goya, Manet visually isolated his figure, choosing not to provide a context for it.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Édouard Manet

Title

Exotic Flower (Woman in a Mantilla)

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1868

Medium

Etching and aquatint in warm black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 16.2 × 10.6 cm (6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Plate: 17.5 × 11.6 cm (6 15/16 × 4 5/8 in.); Sheet: 35.3 × 25.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection

Reference Number

1927.4207

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