
Manet sold Charles Ephrussi ‘Bunch of Asparagus’ (1880) for 800 francs. When Ephrussi sent him 1000, Manet painted a single asparagus spear and sent it to Ephrussi with a note saying, “There was one missing from your bunch.”
Bunch of Asparagus (After Manet)
White asparagus, rubber band, card
2017