Boy with Pitcher (La Régalade)

1862–72

X-radiographs have revealed that this painting is a fragment of Les Gitanes, a large portrait of a gypsy family exhibited by Manet in 1863 and 1867. Apparently dissatisfied with his complex imitation of Spanish Baroque art, he cut the original painting into three sections and reconceived this portion as an individual work of art. Manet renamed it La Régalade, which means to pour liquid from a bottle down the throat without touching the lips.

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Artist

Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883)

Date

1862–72

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

61.8 × 54.3 cm (24 5/16 × 21 3/8 in.); Framed: 92.1 × 85.1 cm (36 1/4 × 33 1/2 in.)

Origin

France

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Bequest of Katharine Dexter McCormick