The Spanish Singer

Édouard Manet, 1860

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The Spanish Singer, 1860. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 58 x 45 in. (147.3 x 114.3 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: The Spanish Singer
Artist: Edouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris)
Date: 1860
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 58 x 45 in. (147.3 x 114.3 cm)
Credit line: Gift of William Church Osborn, 1949
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1832–1883

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