Les gitanos (The Gypsies)
Maker
(artist)
1832-1883
(etcher)
1832-1883
(publisher)
1871-1954
1832-1883
(etcher)
1832-1883
(publisher)
1871-1954
Title
Les gitanos (The Gypsies)
Date of Production
1862
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Height: 31.6 cm
Width: 23.7 cm
Width: 23.7 cm
Accession Number
G.1934.SC.190.4
Mode of Acquisition
Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1934
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
This etching, based on an earlier painting, was commissioned in 1862 by the publisher Cadart for the first portfolio of the Société des Aquafortistes — a key publication that marked the beginning of the revival of etching as an art form. An outstanding feature of Manet’s print is his vigorous etching technique: a pattern of long lines, and short closely-hatched marks create a rich variation of light and shadow, the overall atmosphere reflecting the artist’s admiration for Spanish painting.
Provenance
Strölin, Paris; purchased by Samuel Courtauld from Percy Moore Turner, 7 February 1934; Courtauld Gift, 1934.
Exhibition History
Special Display - Impressionist Prints, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/06/2008-13/10/2008
The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998
The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998
Literature
Salmon, Dimitri, Percy Moore Turner, Précieux Conseiller de Samuel and Elizabeth Courtauld, Fondation Louis Vuitton 2019
pp. 33n151, 34n154, 36n165, 38, no. 57-86 on p. 80
pp. 33n151, 34n154, 36n165, 38, no. 57-86 on p. 80
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscribed : signed : recto & lower right : : éd. Manet
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