BIB_ID
447671
Accession number
MA 3950.3:222
Creator
Manet, Édouard, 1832-1883.
Display Date
Place of writing not identified, 1872 October 23.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Charles Engelhard and children in memory of Mr. Charles Engelhard, 1974.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 9.8 x 15.5 cm
Notes
With two wrappers, one of which contains a handwritten copy of the receipt and a reproduction of "Les courses au Bois de Boulogne." Housed with a letter from Manet to Barret, dated October 21, 1872.
Forms part of the Tabarant collection, papers related to the artist Édouard Manet.
Forms part of the Tabarant collection, papers related to the artist Édouard Manet.
Provenance
From the collection of Adolphe Tabarant (1863-1950); by descent to his daughter Lucienne Tabarant and sold by her to Mina Curtiss (1896-1985) in 1960; purchased as the gift of Mrs. Charles Engelhard and children in memory of Mr. Charles Engelhard in 1974.
Summary
Confirming that Manet has received three thousand francs from Barret for a painting. Manet lists the title as "les courses à Long-Champs." The painting in question has been identified on the accompanying wrapper as "Les courses au Bois de Boulogne."
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