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Woman with a Cigarette

Edouard Manet French

ca. 1878–80

Not on view

Manet never exhibited this painting, and no record of its original title or date has been discovered. The work most likely reflects the contemporary fascination with Spanish culture and may have been inspired by Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen, about a Roma woman who worked in a cigarette factory, which premiered in Paris in 1875.

*This work was in Degas’s collection.

Woman with a Cigarette, Edouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), Oil on canvas — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Woman with a Cigarette

Artist: Edouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris)

Date: ca. 1878–80

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 36 1/4 × 28 15/16 in. (92 × 73.5 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Princeton University Art Museum. Bequest of Archibald S. Alexander, Class of 1928 (y1979-55)

Object Number: L.2024.3

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