The Absinthe Drinker
Édouard Manet · 1862 · Etching and plate tone in black on ivory laid paper
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
The Absinthe Drinker is a public-domain illustration by Édouard Manet, dated 1862. Etching and plate tone in black on ivory laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Absinthe Drinker” (1862) 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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