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A vertically oriented lithograph depicts Polichinelle, a man with light skin and a white mustache, walking toward the right. He wears a tall, patterned blue and yellow hat and a ruffled white collar above a tunic covering protrusions on his chest and back. His right leg has blue and yellow breeches, while his left is green. He carries a stick behind his back. French text and Manet's signature appear at the bottom.

Polichinelle

1876

Édouard Manet

(French, 1832–1883)
France, 19th century
lithograph
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1951.60
Catalogue raisonné: Harris 80
Location: Not on view
  • Richards, Louise. "Prints of Edouard Manet." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 44, no. 8 (October 1957): 187-191. Mentioned: p. 191 www.jstor.org
    Borowitz, Helen O. “Painted Smiles: Sad Clowns in French Art and Literature.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 71, no. 1 (January 1984): 23–35. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 32-33, fig. 10 www.jstor.org
  • Printing in Color. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-November 17, 1985).
    The Impressionist Aesthetic. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 10-October 31, 1982).
  • {{cite web|title=Polichinelle|url=false|author=Édouard Manet|year=1876|access-date=07 June 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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