classBase:defset_prop(self,val): ...# base class implementationdefset_alias(self,val):returnself.set_prop(val)classDerived:defset_prop(self,val): ...# derived class implementation

classBase:defset_prop(self,val): ...# base class implementationdefset_alias(self,val):returnBase.set_prop(self,val)# explicitly use *this* classclassDerived:defset_prop(self,val): ...# derived class implementationdefset_alias(self,val):returnDerived.set_prop(self,val)# explicitly redeclare alias

class_Alias:def__init__(self,real_name):self._real_name=real_namedef__get__(self,instance,owner):returngetattr(owner,self._real_name).__get__(instance,owner)

diff --git i/lib/matplotlib/artist.py w/lib/matplotlib/artist.pyindex 274a35ea0..6d375c73d 100644--- i/lib/matplotlib/artist.py+++ w/lib/matplotlib/artist.py@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ class ArtistInspector:                     and callable(getattr(self.o, name))]         aliases = {}         for name in names:-            func = getattr(self.o, name)+            func = inspect.getattr_static(self.o, name)             if not self.is_alias(func):                 continue             propname = re.search("`({}.*)`".format(name[:4]),  # get_.*/set_.*diff --git i/lib/matplotlib/cbook/__init__.py w/lib/matplotlib/cbook/__init__.pyindex 2b52dd414..04e6b0661 100644--- i/lib/matplotlib/cbook/__init__.py+++ w/lib/matplotlib/cbook/__init__.py@@ -1859,6 +1859,15 @@ def _str_lower_equal(obj, s):     return isinstance(obj, str) and obj.lower() == s+class _Alias:+    def __init__(self, real_name):+        self.__name__ = real_name+        self.__doc__ = f"Alias for `{real_name}`."++    def __get__(self, instance, owner):+        return getattr(owner, self.__name__).__get__(instance, owner)++ def _define_aliases(alias_d, cls=None):     """     Class decorator for defining property aliases.@@ -1880,22 +1889,13 @@ def _define_aliases(alias_d, cls=None):     if cls is None:  # Return the actual class decorator.         return functools.partial(_define_aliases, alias_d)-    def make_alias(name):  # Enforce a closure over *name*.-        @functools.wraps(getattr(cls, name))-        def method(self, *args, **kwargs):-            return getattr(self, name)(*args, **kwargs)-        return method-     for prop, aliases in alias_d.items():         exists = False         for prefix in ["get_", "set_"]:             if prefix + prop in vars(cls):                 exists = True                 for alias in aliases:-                    method = make_alias(prefix + prop)-                    method.__name__ = prefix + alias-                    method.__doc__ = "Alias for `{}`.".format(prefix + prop)-                    setattr(cls, prefix + alias, method)+                    setattr(cls, prefix + alias, _Alias(prefix + prop))         if not exists:             raise ValueError(                 "Neither getter nor setter exists for {!r}".format(prop))