Mlle. Victorine in the Costume of an Espada
1862
Combining etching and aquatint techniques, this print translates Manet's notorious painting into the more intimate medium of printmaking while retaining its provocative power.
- Medium
- etching and aquatint
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Spotted works by Édouard Manet
Artists in conversation
Francisco Goya
Spanish · b. 1746
Goya's aquatint and etching prints, particularly from the Caprichos series, share the same bold monochrome tonal qualities and dramatic figurative power seen in this Manet print. Both artists used the intimate printmaking medium to translate provocative figural subjects with striking visual authority.
Honoré Daumier
French · b. 1808
Daumier's print work in mid 19th century France similarly employs bold tonal contrasts and strong figurative realism to capture costumed and theatrical subjects with expressive immediacy. His monochrome graphic works share the same cultural directness and confident draftsmanship present in this Manet etching.
James McNeill Whistler
American · b. 1834
Whistler was a contemporary of Manet who elevated etching and aquatint into sophisticated portrait and figure studies with similarly bold atmospheric tonal contrasts. His figurative prints share the same intimate yet commanding presence of a single costumed or posed woman rendered through skilled intaglio technique.
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