Why it matters
A rag-picker named Collardet stands in a top hat and brown cloak, an empty bottle at his feet. It is considered Manet's first major painting.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1859.
- Manet later added the glass of absinthe.
- It measures 180.5 × 105.6 cm.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Absinthe Drinker (Manet) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
