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In the Garden
Edouard Manet French
Not on view
Manet’s attention to the natural effects of light and shadow at play in this work may indicate that it was painted en plein air. The lively brushwork, especially in the background, and the subject matter both suggest that he was likely looking at the work of younger painters, such as Monet and Renoir, while the abrupt cropping of the composition takes cues from Degas. Although the identities of the sitters have been disputed, they were probably the Italian artist Giuseppe De Nittis, a mutual friend of Manet and Degas, and his wife and child, with whom Manet stayed during the summer of 1870.
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