Edouard Manet

The Execution of Emperor Maximilian



Edouard Manet - The Execution of Emperor Maximilian



Edouard Manet
The Execution of Emperor Maximilian
1867
196 x 259.8 cm
Oil on canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gair Macomber


Literature

Gary Tinterow and Geneviève Lacambre, Manet/Velazquez, New York, New Haven, 2003, fig. 9.71


Provenance

1883, probably passed by descent from the artist to his widow, Suzanne Leenhoff Manet (born 1830 - died 1906), Asnières, France
given by Mme. Manet to her son, Léon Koëlla Leenhoff (born 1852 - died 1927), Paris
1899, sold by Mr. Koëlla Leenhoff to Ambroise Vollard (born 1867 - died 1939), Paris
1 July 1909, sold by Vollard to Frank Gair Macomber (born 1849 - died 1941), Boston
1930, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gair Macomber to the MFA, accession date 1 May 1930

External links

Museum of Fine Arts Accession number 30.444

Other works by Edouard Manet


Edouard Manet Vase of Peonies on a Pedestal
Vase of Peonies on a Pedestal
1864

Edouard Manet Gypsy with a Cigarette
Gypsy with a Cigarette
c. 1862

Edouard Manet The Lemon
The Lemon
1880

Edouard Manet Blonde Woman with Naked Breasts
Blonde Woman with Naked Breasts
c. 1878

Edouard Manet The Tavern
The Tavern
1866