The Dead Toreador

Provenance

From the artist in 1872 to (Durand-Ruel, Paris); sold 1874 to Jean-Baptiste Faure [1830-1914], Paris; sold 1892 back to (Durand-Ruel, Paris); sold to (Cottier & Co., New York); sold 1894 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park; gift 1942 to NGA.

The Dead Toreador

Manet, Edouard

probably 1864

Accession Number

1942.9.40

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 75.9 × 153.3 cm (29 7/8 × 60 3/8 in.) | framed: 104.4 × 181.93 × 10.16 cm (41 1/8 × 71 5/8 × 4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Widener Collection