Rare 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Manet in a bust-length pose by F. Mulnier of Paris, signed and inscribed in ink on the reverse to his student, Eva Gonzales, "A Mlle. Eva, E. Manet.” In fine condition.
The recipient, Éva Gonzalès (1849-1883), entered Manet's studio in 1869, when she became his student. Eva's presence brought Manet out of his shell. Manet is said to have begun a portrait of her at once, which was completed in March 1870 and exhibited as Mlle E. G., at the Paris Salon the same year. Manet’s work received critics as Mlle E.G. is presented in a stiff posture and an expensive dress, clearly unfit for creating artwork. Gonzalès was Manet’s only formal student and modeled for several other painters of the Impressionist school. Her work as a painter was celebrated by Salon reviewers for her inherent intuition and her intrinsic technical skill. In 1879 she married Henri Guérard, a graphic artist and Manet’s engraver.
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