At the Races
Edouard Manet
c. 1875
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
overall: 12.6 x 21.9 cm (4 15/16 x 8 5/8 in.) framed: 36.2 x 45.4 x 4.4 cm (14 1/4 x 17 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.41
About the Artist
Edouard Manet · 1832–1883
Édouard Manet (1832-1883) was a French painter who played a pivotal role in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, often called the 'Father of Modern Art.' Born into a wealthy Parisian family, Manet defied his father's wishes for a legal career to pursue painting, studying under academic artist Thomas Couture. His revolutionary works 'Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe' and 'Olympia' (both 1863) scand...