Edouard Manet, The Water Drinker, 1918, Lithograph

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A lithograph after edouard manet from "die skizzenmappe - zeichnungen französischer meister des neunzehnten jahrhunderts" portfolio with text by julius … Read more A lithograph after edouard manet from "die skizzenmappe - zeichnungen französischer meister des neunzehnten jahrhunderts" portfolio with text by julius elias, published by marees-gesellschaft in munich in 1911-1918, one year before the van gogh portfolio, in an edition of 100 only. The portfolio consisted of 70 lithographic reproductions of drawings and watercolors by edouard manet, berthe morisot, claude monet, camille pissarro, alfred sisley, armand guillaumin, edgar degas, henri de toulouse-lautrec, george seurat, paul signac, auguste renoir, paul cézanne, pierre bonnard, edouard vuillard, vincent van gogh, paul gauguin and auguste rodin.
as stated in the colophon, it took the publisher 7 years to complete the series.
the artwork is accompanied by a copy of the colophon.

edouard manet (1832-1883), after
"der wassertrinker" (the water drinker)
colour lithograph
year (conceived): 1865
year (printed): 1918
edition: 57/100
size (overall): 480 x 322 mm
size of the image: 134 x 97 mm
in the original passepartout, blind-numbered 8

signed bottom right
blind seal of the publisher, lower right corner

numbered 57 on the colophon, from an overall edition of 100

printer: andré marty
publisher: marées-gesellschaft, r. Piper & co., münchen, 1918

excellent condition (few signs of age in the passepartout)

sold with certificate
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from a sketches from "the gypsies, the spanish ballet and lola de valence" for “l’autographe au salon de 1865, now at art institute of chicago.

reference: the art institute of chicago, gift of dorothy braude edinburg to the harry b. And bessie k. Braude memorial collection, 2012.84 this piece has an attribution mark,
i am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
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