Civil War
Édouard Manet · 1871/73 · Lithograph in black, with scraping, on ivory chine with red and blue fibers laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Civil War is a public-domain illustration by Édouard Manet, dated 1871/73. Lithograph in black, with scraping, on ivory chine with red and blue fibers laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé). The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Civil War” (1871/73) keeps the scale of an old exhibition picture, but the subject is modern Paris: a café, a street, or someone Manet knew.
About the artist
Édouard Manet (1832–1883) was a French painter who kept the scale of old exhibition pictures but painted modern Paris: cafés, streets, and friends. Younger Impressionists looked to him even though he did not join their shows.
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