Discover Manet & Eva Gonzales

The extraordinary story behind Manet's portrait of his only pupil Eva Gonzalès, placed within the broader context of women painters of the period

Edouard Manet (1832-1883) only ever had one formal pupil, Eva Gonzalès (1849-1883). The daughter of a prominent writer, she entered Manet's studio aged 19. He portrayed her the year they met and exhibited the ambitious full-length portrait at the Paris Salon of 1870, at which Gonzalès also displayed her own work, for the first time, to positive reviews.

The first in a new series of Discover titles, in which a single work of art in the National Gallery's collection is reconsidered from a fresh perspective, this book reveals the extraordinary story behind Manet's portrait by examining it in the context of women's artistic practice in nineteenth-century Paris, Gonzalès's development as a professional painter, and Manet's career in 1870.

Combining new art historical research with engaging essays on women artists and their representation in visual culture, Discover Manet & Eva Gonzalès provides a richly illustrated, in-depth study of Manet's portrait and offers a groundbreaking viewpoint on both artists.

Published by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press

Author: Sarah Herring, Emma Capron
Publisher: National Gallery London
Published: 11/29/2022
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.76h x 8.11w x 0.39d
ISBN13: 9781857096880
ISBN10: 1857096886
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Individual Artists | Monographs
- Art | History | Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
- Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions | General

About the Author
Sarah Herring is Isaiah Berlin Associate Curator of Post-1800 Paintings at the National Gallery, London.
Emma Capron is Associate Curator of Renaissance Paintings at the National Gallery, London.