George Moore in the Artist's Garden
Edouard Manet
c. 1879
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 54.6 x 45.1 cm (21 1/2 x 17 3/4 in.) framed: 78.11 × 68.26 × 10.8 cm (30 3/4 × 26 7/8 × 4 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
2006.128.24
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...