Explore the Creation about the Background of this artwork, The Street Singer (Manet).
One day in the early 1860s, Manet and French journalist Antonin Proust were taking a walk to the painter's studio. They saw a woman holding a guitar leaving a café. The artist was amazed by her look and immediately decided to create a painting of her. Manet spoke with the singer and asked her if she would pose for him. The young lady went off laughing and refused. Manet then turned to Victorine as a model for the painting.
Antonin Proust