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The Forest Picnic of Victorine Meurent and Ferdinand Leenhoff
A nude woman and two fully dressed men picnic in a forest clearing. Behind them, a lightly clothed woman wades in a stream. This scene is the heart of The Luncheon on the Grass, painted in 1863. [1] The models are Victorine Meurent, Eugène Manet, and Ferdinand Leenhoff. [1]
The female nude is a real person whose direct, intense gaze meets the spectator. [2] Our artists also capture her face in a separate portrait of Victorine Meurent. She wears a thin black ribbon around her neck while her pale cream skin contrasts with the charcoal black coats.
From the Salon des Refusés to the Musée d'Orsay
Edouard Manet modeled this scene after the 16th-century Italian works 'The Pastoral Concert' and 'The Judgment of Paris'. [3] Yet, he chose a monumental canvas scale typically reserved strictly for academic history or mythological painting. [3] It was exhibited under the title 'The Bath' at the Salon des Refusés. [4]
This work is frequently cited as the first modern painting in art history. [2] The original work is painted in oil on canvas. [1] You might also like a reproduction of Boating by the same artist. Today, it belongs to the collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. [1]
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Edouard Manet abandoned sculptural shading, which makes figures look three-dimensional. [2] He used simple color contrasts instead of gradual shifts in tone. [2] The landscape behaves like a backdrop, intentionally compressing depth and creating a flat quality. [4] We hand-paint this horizontal oil on canvas reproduction brushstroke-by-brushstroke on museum-grade linen.
We offer seven sizes of this luncheon on the grass reproduction starting from $350. If you need alternative proportions, you can commission a custom scale. To see other Realist paintings, explore our one hundred legendary paintings or browse every Edouard Manet reproduction.
