The Toilette (La toilette)

1862

Edouard Manet

Associated Names
Edouard Manet

Artist, French, 1832 - 1883

The image shows a person seated with legs bent at the knees, holding a draped fabric across their chest. Their upper body is turned towards the viewer. The person has dark, centered eyes, a neutral expression, and hair that is parted in the middle and pulled back. They are wrapped in a cloth covering their lower body but leaving shoulders and arms bare. In the background, another figure appears to be standing, with a partially obscured face, engaging in an activity near water. The background has a textured, intricate pattern with shadows, adding to the overall aesthetic of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5756

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1970, no. 20, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1931

  • Five Centuries of Print Making, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1931, no. 56.

1933

  • A Century of Progress, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1933, no. 160.

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 172.

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 83.

1952

  • Etchings and Other Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, VA, 1952-1953, no cat.

1953

  • The Collector's Taste, Andrew Dickinson White Art Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1953-1954.

1959

  • Old Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1959.

1960

  • Graphic Masterpieces of 500 Years from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, Louisiana State University Library, Baton Rouge, 1960, no. 44.

1962

  • Installation during Fine Art Festival, American River College, Sacramento, CA, 1962, no cat.

1988

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 1988.

Bibliography

1970

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

Wikidata ID

Q65019575

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