Argenteuil Édouard Manet (1832-1883)
Édouard Manet – Argenteuil
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Painter: Édouard Manet
Location: Fine Art Museum (Musée des Beaux Arts), Tournai.
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At one time Manet was visiting his younger colleague and friend, Claude Monet, and found himself completely fascinated by his way of life. Monet lived in Paris, on the banks of the Seine, and had his own boat, in which he lived like a houseboat. He painted in it, ate lunch in it and went to sleep in it. His paintings sparkled with the sun at that time, were full of light, shining with happiness, and described mainly the life of the neighborhood close to the river, where he lived.
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Description of Eduard Manet’s painting "Argantey"
At one time Manet was visiting his younger colleague and friend, Claude Monet, and found himself completely fascinated by his way of life. Monet lived in Paris, on the banks of the Seine, and had his own boat, in which he lived like a houseboat. He painted in it, ate lunch in it and went to sleep in it.
His paintings sparkled with the sun at that time, were full of light, shining with happiness, and described mainly the life of the neighborhood close to the river, where he lived. There were bathers and bathers, ladies in frivolous hats, sailors, random people, tourists in impossibly colorful outfits. It was clear from Monet’s paintings that he loved life, and for a time Manet was infected with this love. Those were the times when his brightest paintings were created - and he wrote at that time a lot, often, with pleasure.
"Arrangement" is one of those paintings. It is filled with light, a sense of summer heat, warm colors, delicate shades. The woman - Manet’s regular sitter at the time - holds a bouquet of flowers on her lap and looks slightly to the side, clearly thinking of something pleasant. The man - a typical vacationer, white pants, funny panama, saggy mustache - is looking into her face. It’s easy to imagine their dialogue, about how impossibly hot it is today, about how beautiful the girl’s eyes are and what an elegant hat, and whether she would agree to go with him to some pleasant, cooler place to drink something cold or eat sherbet.
Behind their backs is the river, delightfully bright, reflecting the sun’s rays - on the other bank you can make out the low farmhouses. There are masts and boats all around, and when you look at the picture, you can seem to feel the fresh wind blowing from the river.
And maybe you should just turn away - the woman will smile, set aside the bouquet and say - well, let’s have something cool to drink, if you so insist.
"The Arrangement is so full of life that it would be no surprise.
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