The Absinthe Drinker (Manet)

The Absinthe Drinker
ArtistÉdouard Manet
Yearc. 1859
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions180.5 cm × 105.6 cm (71.1 in × 41.6 in)
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

The Absinthe Drinker (French: Le Buveur d'absinthe) is an early painting by Édouard Manet, executed c. 1859, considered to be his first major painting and first original work.[1] It is now in the collection of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, in Copenhagen.

  1. ^ Jay McKean Fisher (1985). The Prints of Edouard Manet. The Foundation. p. 40. ISBN 9780883970836.