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Édouard Manet

The Cats (Les Chats), 1868 - 1869 (probably printed later)

Description

Maker

  • Édouard Manet, 1832-1883, French

Title

The Cats (Les Chats)

Year

1868 - 1869 (probably printed later)

Medium

Etching and aquatint on cream-colored, moderately textured laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • etching

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 18 x 22.3 cm (7 1/16 x 8 3/4 inches)

Identification

State

only state

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

58.031

Projects & Publications

Publications

Altered States

Etching in Late 19th-Century Paris
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Altered States

June 30 - December 3, 2017

Manet used the plate for this print the same way he would have used a page in one of his many sketchbooks: to record images to incorporate into his paintings and drawings. Cats—especially his own—were among Manet’s favorite subjects to sketch, and this print may well have been produced as a private exercise for his own enjoyment. The composition here is unusual, as Manet’s prints often had a finished appearance. This aesthetic may help explain why only a few impressions were made of the plate during the artist’s lifetime, with formal editions printed only after his death.

Japonisme

November 4, 1994 - January 22, 1995

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