The Absinthe Drinker

Le Buveur d'absinthe

The Absinthe Drinker

Édouard Manet · 1859

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Copenhagen, Denmark

About this painting

Rejected by the 1859 Salon jury, only Delacroix voted in its favor; Manet's own teacher scolded him, 'you are the absinthe drinker.'

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

181 × 106 cm (71.3 × 41.7 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

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