Édouard Manet / Boating / 1874

Édouard Manet
Boating
1874
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Creator Name: Manet, Édouard
Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: French, 1832-1883
Creator Name-CRT: Édouard Manet
Title: Boating
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1874
Creation End Date: 1874
Creation Date: 1874
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 38 1/4 x 51 1/4 in. (97.2 x 130.2 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 29.100.115
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Context:

"Boating" was painted in summer 1874, when Manet was working with Renoir and Monet at Argenteuil. The subject from modern life painted "en plein air" (outdoors), the high-keyed palette, the raised viewpoint, and the abrupt cropping of the composition are all in keeping with the Impressionist style recently developed by his younger colleagues. Manet, however, preferred not to exhibit at their independent group shows but to submit his works to the official Salons. "Boating" was shown in the Salon of 1879.

The identity of the sitters is unknown, but the man may be Manet's brother-in-law Rodolphe Leenhoff. X-rays and pentimenti indicate that he originally held the rope in his right hand.

AMICA ID: MMA_.29.100.115
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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