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At the Theater

Edouard Manet French

ca. 1878–80

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

Manet and Degas had a mutual interest in representing Parisian audiences and crowds, a theme that stands out among the drawings by Manet in Degas’s collection. A lithograph based on this quickly sketched group of spectators in profile was featured as an emblematic motif of Manet’s solo exhibition at the gallery La Vie Moderne in 1880. It was published in the catalogue as the leading illustration and in two related journal articles.

*This work was in Degas’s collection.

At the Theater, Edouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), Graphite, French — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: At the Theater

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

Date: ca. 1878–80

Culture: French

Medium: Graphite

Dimensions: 7 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (18.4 × 27 cm)
Framed: 14 1/4 × 17 1/4 in. (36.2 × 43.8 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Credit Line: Roberta J. M. Olson and Alexander B. V. Johnson

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