Manet employs a radical, high-keyed palette and a cropped perspective influenced by Japanese prints. The expansive field of blue water creates a feeling of immersive luminosity, perfectly capturing the fresh, modern atmosphere of a summer outing on the Seine. Édouard Manet attended the studio of Thomas Couture in 1850. Where, despite their famously combative relationship, Thomas Couture was the single most influential teacher for Édouard, providing him with the technical foundation that eventually allowed him to break the rules of academic art.

Studio Gallery Frame in 'black' and 'light oak'; acrylic safety fronts; ready-to-hang options.

Gift-ready, arriving hand-wrapped in acid-free tissue paper. Plastic-free packaging.

Image source: The Art Institute of Chicago.