Édouard Manet – Baudelaire With Hat Original Etching | Printed in Paris, 1862 | Framed wall sconce Two long-legged birds are frozen

Two long-legged birds are frozen in a moment of grace—arching necks

or flanking a mirror

Though unmarked

Crafted in the popular bamboo revival style

The joints could be tightened

Édouard Manet – Baudelaire With Hat Original Etching | Printed in Paris, 1862 | Framed wall sconce Two long-legged birds are frozenThis finely drawn etching, Baudelaire With Hat, is attributed to douard Manet (18321883), a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. The work features a clean, expressive profile of poet and critic Charles BaudelaireManets contemporary and close friendrendered with striking economy of line. Printed in 1862 in Paris, this impression bears the mark Imp. A. Salmon, referring to Auguste Salmon, a well regarded 19th century French