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Édouard Manet

French, 1832–1883

The Execution of Emperor Maximilian

1868; printed 1884

Medium lithograph on white chine collé on white wove paper
Dimensions chine-collé: 13 1/4 x 17 1/8 in. (33.6 x 43.5 cm); sheet: 20 1/4 x 26 5/8 in. (51.4 x 67.7 cm)
Object Number 2000.4
Acquisition Acquired in memory of Rafael Fernandez (Curator of Prints and Drawings, 1975–1994), with contributions from his friends, colleagues, and students, 2000
Status Off View

Image Caption

Édouard Manet, The Execution of Emperor Maximilian, 1868; printed 1884, lithograph on white chine collé on white wove paper. Clark Art Institute, Acquired in memory of Rafael Fernandez Curator of Prints and Drawings, , with contributions from his friends, colleagues, and students, 2000.4

Select Bibliography

Wilson-Bareau, Juliet. Manet: The Execution of Maximilian, Painting, Politics and Censorship. London: National Gallery Publications, 1992. Wilson-Bareau, Juliet. Edouard Manet: Das Graphische Werk, Meisterwerke aus der Bibliothèque Nationale und Weiterer Sammlungen. Ingelheim am Rhein, 1977. Harris, Jean C. Edouard Manet: Graphic Works, A Definitive Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Collectors Editions, 1970.

Provenance

[R. S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago sold to the Clark, 2000]; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2000.

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