Puchinello
Edouard MANET
Date
1876
Description
Polichinelle (original French title)
Color lithograph on thick wove paper.
References: Moreau-Nélaton 87; Guérin 79 IIIb/IIIb; Harris 80 IIIb/IVb.
Printed by "Lemercier & Cie", Paris.
Signed in the stone.
With the verse by Thédore de Banville "Féroce & rose avec du feu dans sa prunelle, Effronté, saoul, divin, c'est lui Polichinelle !". In English: "Fierce & flush, with fire in his eye, Brazen, drunk, divine, it's him Polichinelle!"
Size
16 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches
Price
$1,500
