A Sprig of Asparagus

L'Asperge

A Sprig of Asparagus

Édouard Manet · 1880

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France

About this painting

Manet's cheeky reply to being overpaid for 'A Bundle of Asparagus' — a single extra spear, sent with the note 'there was one missing from your bundle.'

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

17 × 22 cm (6.7 × 8.7 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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