Edouard Manet
Les Gitanos (The Gypsies)
About this artwork
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artist:Edouard Manet (1832 - 1883) French
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title:Les Gitanos (The Gypsies)
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date created:1862
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:Image: 30.30 x 20.70 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1961
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accession number:P 2486
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Edouard Manet
Edouard Manet
Manet was born into an affluent Parisian family, and was encouraged by his uncle to pursue a career in the arts. Manet received initial training from the history painter Thomas Couture, but quickly became dissatisfied with conventional painting. He was attracted to modern subjects; scenes of the...