Many of his lithographs were directly reproduced from the originals, resulting in reversed versions of them. While many artists preferred to hire trained artisans to create prints of their works, Manet favored producing the prints himself. The famous modernist painter Édouard Manet experimented with creating lithographs during the early 1860s. The Races (Les Courses) By Édouard Manet The Races (Les Courses) by Édouard Manet, 1865-72, via The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The torso of the white boxer and the pants of the black boxer were created with soft crayons. For the darker areas of the print, such as the upper half of the black boxer and the pants of the white boxer, he used a sharp pen and ink lines. He emphasizes contrast throughout the work, even with the different techniques he used to create different parts of the work. In his work, Boxers (Boxeurs), we see two men, one black and one white, in a boxing match. Although his talent with oil was apparent, he was also a master of lithography. Many know Théodore Gericault for his incredibly famous work, The Raft of Medusa, which hangs in the Louvre. Boxers By Théodore Gericault Boxers by Théodore Gericault, 1818, via The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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