Manet's The dead toreador and The bullfight

An overview of the historical and technical issues concerning Manet's Incident in a Bullfight (1864), a painting the artist cut up to form the Dead Toreador (National Gallery of Art, Washington) and the Bullfight (Frick Collection, New York). Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Frick Collection, New York, May 25 through Aug. 22, 1999.