Don Mariano Camprubi (Le Bailarin)

1862

Edouard Manet

Associated Names
Edouard Manet

Artist, French, 1832 - 1883

The image is an engraved portrait of a man in full-body view. He is standing upright, facing slightly right with his left hand on his hip and his right hand hanging at his side. His facial features are distinct with a serious expression, and he has short, curly hair. The man is dressed in an elaborate costume resembling a traditional matador's outfit, adorned with detailed embroidery and patterns. Over his left shoulder, he carries a draped cape. He wears ballet flats that complement his formal attire. The background consists of evenly spaced horizontal lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.2 x 19.6 cm (11 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.4 x 22 cm (13 9/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.86

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1970, no. 34, State only


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2002

  • Manet/Velázquez, La manière espagnole au XIXe siècle [Manet/Velázquez, The French Taste for Spanish Painting], Musée d'Orsay, Paris; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2002-2003, no. 175, fig. 9.39 (shown only in New York).

Bibliography

1970

  • Harris, Jean C. Edouard Manet, graphic works; a definitive catalogue raisonne. New York: Collector's Editions, 1970.

Wikidata ID

Q65019605

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