Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Régalade (Boy with Pitcher) 1862–1872 Oil on canvas, 61.8 × 54.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago “X-radiographs have revealed that this painting is a fragment of Les Gitanes, a large portrait of a gypsy family exhibited…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Mendiant avec des huîtres, Le Philosophe (Beggar with Oysters, Philosopher) 1865–1867 Oil on canvas, 188 × 111 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago By age 30, Édouard Manet had gained recognition at the state-sponsored Salon exhibition in Paris…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Mendiant en manteau, Le Philosophe (Beggar with a Duffle Coat, Philosopher) 1865–1867 Oil on canvas, 187.7 × 109.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This painting and Beggar with Oysters were probably conceived as companion pieces. Édouard Manet…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La corrida (Bullfight) 1865–1866 Oil on canvas, 48 × 60.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Édouard Manet’s trip to Spain in the fall of 1865 lasted only about 10 days, though it had a profound impact on…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Les Courses à Longchamp (The Races at Longchamp) 1866 Oil on canvas, 44 × 84.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago With a characteristic focus on the pleasures of modern life, Édouard Manet depicted this scene of the…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jeune fille au chapeau de paille (Young Woman in a Straw Hat) c.1866 Oil on canvas, 47 x 38.4 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The model is Renoir‘s mistress, Lise Tréhot, who wears a day dress and straw hat…