Why it matters
Manet's portrait of his parents, Auguste Manet and Eugénie Désirée Fournier, shown at the Salon of 1861 alongside The Spanish Singer.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1860.
- It belonged to Manet's brother Eugène and later to Julie Manet.
- The Rouart-Manet family gave it to the state in 1977.
Based on the Wikipedia article Portrait of Monsieur and Madame Manet (CC BY-SA 4.0).
