Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Cats
Édouard ManetLinkedCulture matchlcp-89b50bba49ff
- Date
- 1869
- Medium
- Etching
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 50530
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Edouard Manet was an early admirer of Japanese art. He was drawn to the static nature of the compositions and flatness of the picture planes. He also responded to the popularity of cats as subjects in Japanese art. In this group of isolated felines, Manet captured the essential feline personality of each animal with minimal modeling and without an unnecessary line, much in the manner of Hokusai's Manga. France, Europe
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- Credit line
- The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916
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