La Toilette
1862
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Edouard Manet
Édouard Manet didn’t have much time to make his mark—he died at 51—but he used every year.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
La Toilette is a 1862 by Edouard Manet, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a shirtless man sitting on a stool, holding a cloth to his chest. Behind him, a woman stands with her back turned, her hair loose. The lines are rough and scratchy, almost like quick notes jotted down. The artist left some details fuzzy—like the woman’s face—and focused on bold shapes. This was made early in Manet’s career, before he became famous. Check out Impressionism next to see how this style evolved.
Édouard Manet didn’t have much time to make his mark—he died at 51—but he used every year.
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