Why it matters
Charles Ephrussi paid 1,000 francs instead of the agreed 800 for Manet's A Bundle of Asparagus. Manet sent him this single sprig with a note: 'There was one missing from your bunch.'
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1880.
- It is signed at the top right.
- It is in the Musée d'Orsay.
Based on the Wikipedia article A Sprig of Asparagus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
