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Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe
Painting by Édouard Manet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (French: [lə deʒœne syʁ lɛʁb, -ʒøn-]; The Luncheon on the Grass) – originally titled Le Bain (The Bath) – is a large oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet created in 1862 and 1863.
Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe | |
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English: The Luncheon on the Grass | |
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Artist | Édouard Manet |
Year | 1863 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 208 cm × 264.5 cm (81.9 in × 104.1 in) |
Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
It depicts a female nude and a scantily dressed female bather on a picnic with two fully dressed men in a rural setting. Rejected by the Salon jury of 1863, Manet seized the opportunity to exhibit this and two other paintings in the 1863 Salon des Refusés,[1] where the painting sparked public notoriety and controversy.[2] The work increased Manet's fame; in spite of this it nonetheless failed to sell at its debut.[3]
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The work is now in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.[4] A smaller, earlier version can be seen at the Courtauld Gallery, London.[5]