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| Mademoiselle V. . . in the Costume of an Espada |
Artist:Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris)
Date:1862
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:65 x 50 1/4 in. (165.1 x 127.6 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Manet depicted model Victorine Meurent (1844–1928) in the guise of a male espada, or matador, borrowing her pose from a Renaissance print. Victorine’s shoes are unsuitable for bullfighting, and the pink cape that she flourishes is the wrong hue, but she carries off her role with panache. The backdrop reproduces a scene from Goya’s Tauromaquia series, celebrating the feats of bullfighters. When this painting was exhibited at the infamous Salon des Refusés of 1863, a commentator noted, "Manet loves Spain, and his favorite master seems to be Goya, whose vivid and contrasting hues, whose free and fiery touch he imitates."
Provenance
the artist, Paris (1862–72; sold in January 1872 for Fr 3,000 to Durand-Ruel); [Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1872–74; stock no. 954, sold on February 16, 1874 for Fr 5,000 to Faure]; Jean-Baptiste Faure, Paris (1874–98; deposited with Durand-Ruel, November 11, 1896–January 9, 1897 [deposit no. 9021, as "Femme torero"], and September 11, 1897–August 30, 1898 [deposit no. 9182, as "Toréador"]; sold on December 22, 1898 for Fr 45,000 to Durand-Ruel); [Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1898; sold on December 28, 1898 (Paris stock book), or January 21, 1899 (New York stock book); stock no. 4906, as "Femme toréador" to Durand-Ruel]; [Durand-Ruel, New York, 1898; stock no. 2095, as "Mlle V. en costume d'espada"; sold on December 31, 1898, for $15,000, Havemeyer]; Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, New York (1898–his d. 1907); Mrs. H. O. (Louisine W.) Havemeyer, New York (1907–d. 1929; cat., 1931, pp. 146–47, ill.)
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