The Convalescent (La convalescente)
Edouard Manet
1876/1878
Medium
etching and aquatint in dark brown on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 12.7 x 10.1 cm (5 x 4 in.) sheet: 24.4 x 15.4 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1985.32.2
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...