Discover Manet & Eva Gonzales

The extraordinary story behind Manets portrait of his only pupil Eva Gonzals, placed within the broader context of women painters of the period Edouard Manet (18321883) only ever had one formal pupil, Eva Gonzals (18491883). The daughter of a prominent writer, she entered Manets 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 Gonzals 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 Gallerys collection is reconsidered from a fresh perspective, this book reveals the extraordinary story behind Manets portrait by examining it in the context of womens artistic practice in nineteenth-century Paris, Gonzalss development as a professional painter, and Manets career in 1870. Combining new art historical research with engaging essays on women artists and their representation in visual culture, Discover Manet & Eva Gonzals provides a richly illustrated, in-depth study of Manets portrait and offers a groundbreaking viewpoint on both artists. Published by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press