Edouard Manet
Les Gitanos (The Gypsies)

ArtistFrench, 1832–1883
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Les Gitanos (The Gypsies)
Date1862
Published inParis, France
MediumEtching on laid paper, state II/II
DimensionsPlate: 12 5/16 × 9 5/16 in. (31.3 × 23.6 cm)
Sheet: 16 5/16 × 12 15/16 in. (41.4 × 32.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Craig Calvert
Object number2016.94
Not on view

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Provenance[William P. Carl Fine Prints, Northampton, MA, by 2003]; purchased by Dr. and Mrs. Craig Calvert, Cypress, TX, 2003-2016; given to MFAH, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed in printed ink, in plate, bottom right corner: éd. Manet [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, left: Manet sculpt.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, center: LES GITANOS / Paris Publié par A. CADART & F. CHEVALIER Éditeurs Rue Richelieu, 66
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, right: Imp. Delâtre Rue des Feullantines, 4. Paris
Verso: [inaccessible]
Recto: Signed in printed ink, in plate, bottom right corner: éd. Manet [cursive]
Verso: [inaccessible]
Recto: Watermark, upper edge: [partial text, upside down]
Verso: [inaccessible]
Catalogue raisonnéFisher 16 III/VI; Wilson 32 III/V; Harris 18 II/II; Guérin 21 II/II; Moureau-Nelaton 2 II/II

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