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Rediscovered chalk drawing of child attributed to Édouard Manet

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Exclusive: Work, whose subject resembles street urchin in masterpiece by artist, discovered in private collection

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Section: Art and design
By: Dalya Alberge
Published: Sep 28, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC
Updated: Sep 29, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC

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A chalk drawing spotted in a private Italian collection has since been attributed to the French proto-modernist Edouard Manet.

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Édouard Manet

French painter (1832–1883)

Édouard Manet was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.

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