MANET, Edouard
(b. 1832, Paris, d. 1883, Paris)

Woman with Fans

1874
Oil on canvas, 114 x 167 cm
Musée d'Orsay, Paris

This painting is an echo of Olympia, transformed by Impressionist technique. The portrait is of Nina de Callias, who had great many lovers, all writers and artists and most of them living in noble destitution. She had one of the most brilliant literary and artistic salons in Paris, and was an excellent pianist and composer.




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