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The Ham
Edouard Manet French
Not on view
A handwritten record by Degas lists the following: “Manet, ham on a silver plate, Cordoba leather background, comes from a Pertuiset sale 33c–45c, acquired from Manzi (3000F), exchanged for pastel and small painting.”
Manet produced many still lifes in his career. Food and its attendant dishware, glassware, and utensils were favored subjects and accessories for him, whereas Degas rarely painted them. Acquired through an exchange of Degas’s own works, this painting held a privileged place in the various installations of his collection in his private apartment.
*This work was in Degas’s collection.
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