The Barricade (La barricade)
1871
Medium
crayon lithograph with scraping on chine collé [proof]
Dimensions
sheet (chine collé): 46 × 33.2 cm (18 1/8 × 13 1/16 in.) mount: 56.9 × 43.8 cm (22 3/8 × 17 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1946.21.133
About the Artist
Edouard Manet · 1832–1883
Édouard Manet (1832-1883) was a French painter who played a pivotal role in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, often called the 'Father of Modern Art.' Born into a wealthy Parisian family, Manet defied his father's wishes for a legal career to pursue painting, studying under academic artist Thomas Couture. His revolutionary works 'Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe' and 'Olympia' (both 1863) scand...