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L’exécution de Maximilien (c.1867-1868)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’exécution de Maximilien (The Execution of Maximilian) c.1867–1868 Oil on canvas, 193 x 284 cm National Gallery, London Photograph of the execution of Maximilian (right) Miramón (center) and Mejía (left). Photograph of the Mexican firing squad that executed Emperor…

L’exécution de l’empereur Maximilien (1868-1869)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’exécution de l’empereur Maximilien (The Execution of Emperor Maximilian) 1868–1869 Oil on canvas, 252 x 302 cm Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim Photograph of the execution of Maximilian (right) Miramón (center) and Mejía (left). Photograph of the Mexican firing squad that…

Vue de mer, temps calme (1864)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Vue de mer, temps calme (Sea View, Calm Weather) 1864 Oil on canvas, 73.6 × 92.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This is one of Édouard Manet’s earliest paintings of the sea, a subject to which he…

La corrida (1865-1866)

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…

Les Courses à Longchamp (1866)

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…

La Débâcle, temps gris (1880)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La Débâcle, temps gris (The Break-Up of the Ice, Bad Weather) 1880 Oil on canvas, 68 x 90 cm Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa Compare: Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La débâcle près de Vétheuil 1880 Musée du Louvre, Paris     Monet,…

Maison du jardinier à Antibes (1888)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Maison du jardinier à Antibes (Gardener’s House at Antibes) 1888 Oil on fabric, 91.1 x 118.4 x 13.7 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Monet painted 35 canvases during his visit to Antibes from January to May 1888.…

Rue de la Bavole, Honfleur (c.1864)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Rue de la Bavole, Honfleur c.1864 Oil on canvas, 55.9 x 61 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Dating from the beginning of Monet‘s career, this view of a street in the old port of Honfleur is a…