MANET, Edouard
(b. 1832, Paris, d. 1883, Paris)

Woman Fastening Her Garter (The Toilet)

1879
Pastel, 53 x 44 cm
Ordrupgaardsamlingen, Ordrupgaard

This painting shows Méry Laurent, the painter's lover. It displays all the characteristics of Manet's mature art: his spontaneity, freshness and generosity combined with rigorous composition, in which lines and curves stand out against a still-life of mirror, dressing table, flower-printed cretonne and wallpaper.