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Edouard Manet - Music in the Tuileries Garden 1862 Music in the Tuileries Garden |
Eva Gonzalès 1849 – 1883. French painter known for her depictions of contemporary Parisian life and an aesthetic that reflects the strong influence of her mentor, Édouard Manet. ArtsViewer.com |
From National Gallery, London,:
This painting of the Tuileries Gardens in Paris was Manet's first major work depicting modern city life. The band is playing and a fashionable crowd has gathered to listen.
The picture includes portraits of Manet's friends and family. These include Manet himself as well as:
Baudelaire - poet (1821 - 1867)
Théophile Gautier - poet and novelist (1811 - 1872)
Ignace Fantin-Latour - flower-painter (1836 - 1904)
Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880) - composer
Eugène - the artist's brother (1833 - 1892)