See also: 1871 in art, other events of 1872, 1873 in art, list of years in art.

Events

• February 20 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City

Paintings

• Berthe Morisot with a Fan by Édouard Manet (Musée d'Orsay, Paris)
• Berthe Morisot by Édouard Manet (Private collection)
• Le chemin de fer ("The Railroad") by Édouard Manet (National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC)
• Racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne by Édouard Manet (Private collection)