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Banks of the Seine at Argenteuil
1874
Edouard Manet (1832 - 1883)
Oil on canvas
Height: 62.3 cm ( canvas ); Width: 103 cm ( canvas ); Height: 87 cm ( frame ); Depth: 10 cm ( frame ); Width: 126 cm ( frame );
Inscription
Signed, bottom left & recto, Manet '74
Acquisition (source, method, date)
LP.1997.XX.14
About this work
This painting is probably Manet’s most serious exploration of plein-air Impressionism. It was partly painted outdoors during a summer visit to Claude Monet and his family. Monet lived in Argenteuil, a rapidly developing town on the outskirts of Paris. His wife, Camille, and son Jean posed for the figures on the riverbank. Bright colours and quick strokes of paint vividly convey the summer light and the ripples on the water.
(Permanent collection label)
Copyright: © Private Collection. On long-term loan to The Courtauld Gallery, London
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