1862
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Profile Portrait of Charles Baudelaire is a 1862 by Edouard Manet, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a side view of a man wearing a tall, wide-brimmed hat. His face is drawn in quick, loose lines, with a slight stubble and a high collar. The paper has faint marks and smudges, like it was made fast or worked over. The hat’s shape and the sketchy style hint at a quick, informal portrait. The artist didn’t focus on details—just the main features. If you like this style, look up Impressionism.
Édouard Manet didn’t have much time to make his mark—he died at 51—but he used every year.
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