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Carolus-Duran (Charles-Auguste-Émile Durand)

Portrait of Édouard Manet, 1876

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Description

Maker

Title

Portrait of Édouard Manet

Year

1876

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

63.5 x 45.4 cm (25 x 17 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"Carolus-Duran" in upper left corner

Type

Credit

Purchased with the Frederick Lippitt Bequest

Object Number

2007.68

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

European Galleries

Carolus-Duran, a successful society portraitist, painted this informal view of his friend Édouard Manet at a villa outside of Paris. Manet was known for his impeccable grooming, but Carolus-Duran portrays him in a moment of ease, flushed by the effects of a warm afternoon, wearing a straw boater pushed back on his forehead. Working quickly, he captures Manet’s appearance and mood with broad, summary strokes, painting him “à la Manet”—employing his friend’s loose brushwork rather than his own tighter style.

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