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Artist NameEdouard Manet (Paris 1832 - 1883 Paris)
TitlePlainte Moresque; Portrait of Jaime Bosch
Date of Artwork1862
MediumPencil and black chalk, light and dark shades of grey wash, pink-white wash, brown wash, deep black wash.
Size14 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. • 357 x 269 mm
SignedStudio stamp EM

Provenance

Mme. Manet (widow of the artist);
Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Tableaux, Pastels, Etudes, Dessins, Gravures par Edouard Manet et dépendant de sa succession, 4-5 February 1884, lot 149 ;
Galerie Choiseul, Paris (according to labels on the old backing);
Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 10 June 1964, lot 151.

Further Information

Portrait of the Catalan composer and guitarist Jaime Bosch to illustrate the title page of one of his song scores, Opus 85, Plainte Moresque, which was dedicated to Manet.