Mister Pertuiset, The Lion Hunter

Mister Pertuiset, The Lion Hunter

Edouard Manet

1891

oil

From the collection of São Paulo Museum of Art

About this work

This painting is called Mister Pertuiset, The Lion Hunter. It was made by Édouard Manet in 1881. The subject of the painting is Eugène Pertuiset, a French explorer and adventurer, which makes it interesting because it shows a real person with a unique occupation. You can learn more about this type of art by looking at the work of Édouard Manet.

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