A Sprig of Asparagus
1880 painting by Édouard Manet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Sprig of Asparagus (L'Asperge) is an 1880 oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet, signed at the top right. It is now in the Musée d'Orsay.[1]
A Sprig of Asparagus | |
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French: L'Asperge | |
Artist | Édouard Manet |
Year | 1880 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 16.9 cm × 21.9 cm (6.7 in × 8.6 in) |
Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
Earlier in 1880 the art collector Charles Ephrussi had commissioned Manet to paint A Bundle of Asapragus for 800 francs. On receiving the work he gave the artist 1000 francs instead and so Manet decided to paint a smaller second work now known as A Sprig of Asparagus. He sent this second work to Ephrussi with a note reading "There was one [sprig] missing from your bundle."[2]
The painting is referenced in Sheila Heti's novels How Should A Person Be? and Pure Color. She has called it her favorite painting.[3]
Both paintings are mentioned in the roman The Hare with Amber Eyes. A Hidden Inheritance of Edmund de Waal. Charles Ephrussi and Edmund de Waal were relatives.