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The Little Girl

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NOTE: All Giclee prints on PAPER are printed and cut to exact size. If you would like extra paper around your print please let us know. We can add an extra 1/4" or 1/2" of paper on all sides upon request. This selection does not apply for the stretched canvas or framed products.

SKU: TRG-PRINT-METM-337644 Category: Giclee Prints Tags: Figures, Portrait Artist: Manet, Edouard

Tags: Figures, Portrait

Description

A little girl’s head turns toward the right in Édouard Manet’s print, her short hair framing the profile above a light dress. The spare setting leaves attention on the child’s face rather than a fully described setting. A few changes of line establish direction and character, giving a modest subject an immediate presence without requiring a story around her.

Created in 1861–62, the work combines etching and drypoint. The two processes bring different qualities of line to a printed image, making the figure tangible without the broader colors of a painting. Manet’s subject encourages looking on a small scale, where a child’s presence need not depend on a story imposed around her. The portrait offers a quiet kind of immediacy, making an unnamed person the center of an encounter that remains human and particular.

Read our guide to giclée prints, browse more Édouard Manet prints, or explore The Little Girl.