Exotic Flower (Woman in a Mantilla)
<p><em>Exotic Flower</em> is an original composition, not based on a painting. A model for the etching is found among the <em>Caprichos</em> of Goya; unlike Goya, Manet visually isolated his figure, choosing not to provide a context for it.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1868
- Dimensions
- Image: 16.2 × 10.6 cm (6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Plate/primary support: 17.4 × 11.6 cm (6 7/8 × 4 5/8 in.); Secondary support: 38.7 × 27.4 cm (15 1/4 × 10 13/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Édouard Manet
Artist
Painting
Édouard Manet was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.
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Record
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- Édouard Manet
- Year
- 1868
- Dimensions
- Image: 16.2 × 10.6 cm (6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Plate/primary support: 17.4 × 11.6 cm (6 7/8 × 4 5/8 in.); Secondary support: 38.7 × 27.4 cm (15 1/4 × 10 13/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1868-015773
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified