Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883)
published by Philippe Burty (French, 1830-1890)
written by Armand Renaud (French, 1836-1895)
Exotic Flower (Woman in a Mantilla)
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Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883)
published by Philippe Burty (French, 1830-1890)
written by Armand Renaud (French, 1836-1895)1868
Exotic Flower (Woman in a Mantilla)
Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883) published by Philippe Burty (French, 1830-1890) written by Armand Renaud (French, 1836-1895) →etchingprint
Date
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.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Charles Deering Collection
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.
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