Plainte Moresque: Portrait of Jaime Bosch

Edouard Manet French
 Sitter Jaime Bosch Spanish

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In 1853 the Catalan musician Jaime Bosch immigrated to Paris, where a vogue for Spanish culture ensured that he found receptive audiences. Among them were Manet and his wife, who invited Bosch to perform at their apartment, and this drawing attests to the close relationship that they developed. Manet portrayed Bosch playing the guitar in this cover design for the sheet music of “Moorish Lament,” a piece the composer dedicated to the artist.

Plainte Moresque: Portrait of Jaime Bosch, Edouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), Graphite, brush and watercolor and pink gouache, pen and brown ink

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