Manet Seated, Turned to the Right

1864 or 1865

Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917

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Manet Seated, Turned to the Right: 1 of Collection Gallery

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Given Manet's reputation as a radical modern artist, it is fitting that he served as the subject for this etching that marks a significant shift in Degas's printmaking development. Previously, Degas had used more conservative pictorial devices to compose approximately sixteen prints. In this portrait, details such as the candid pose, the casually dropped hat, and the stark background of stretched canvases are indications that Degas had grasped concepts of style considered to be on the cutting edge of artistic composition.
By depicting Manet in the informal pose of an unassuming studio visitor, Degas was demonstrating his allegiance to the avant-garde Parisian artist. This print is a rare second state impression. It remained among Degas's possessions until the 1918 sale of his studio's contents.

Title Manet Seated, Turned to the Right

Artwork Date 1864 or 1865

Artist Edgar Degas

Life Dates 1834-1917

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. French

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Unknown

Medium Etching and drypoint printed in black ink on wove paper

Dimensions Plate: 7 5/8 × 5 inches (19.4 × 12.7 cm) Sheet: 12 1/4 × 8 7/8 inches (31.1 × 22.5 cm)

Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 49.338

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Inscriptions Inscribed, in pencil, lower left corner of sheet: 39655- Inscribed, lower right margin: B5747 | [erasures] Inscribed, center bottom edge: Degas. Portrait of Manet. From the artist's own collection | see stamp at back.

Marks Stamp, verso: ATELIER ED. DEGAS (Lugt 657)

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Edgar Degas.
Whittemore.
1949-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Edgar Degas, Manet Seated, Turned to the Right, 1864 or 1865, etching and drypoint printed in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund, 49.338.