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Reason
It is an important and well known painting made 1868 by
Édouard Manet. It was one of the paintings that together with Manet's
The Luncheon on the Grass (Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe), painted 1863 marked the beginning of the impressionism. It is considered inovative and iconic and it went against the conventions. When exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1869, it was considered unusual. It depicts among others
Berthe Morisot, Manet's favourite model 'for the first time. She was a painter herself, and Édouard Manet's syster in law. The Museé d'Orsay describes the painting:
The painting tells no story or anecdote; the protagonists are frozen, as if isolated in an interior dream, evidence that Manet was freeing himself from academic constraints, despite the obvious reference to Goya's Majas at the Balcony. At its presentation at the 1869 Salon, this enigmatic group portrait was overwhelmingly misunderstood.[1]
The contrast of colors with the background completely black, the white faces and clothes, the blue tie of the man, and the green railings bold green drew much attention, at the time when the public was used to the dull
academic paintings and their style.
Support as nominator –
Hafspajen (
talk) 22:33, 26 September 2014 (UTC)reply
Support: Notable for its history alone and this is indeed a fine painting.
Fylbecatuloustalk 00:20, 27 September 2014 (UTC)reply
Support - Good scan, interesting work. —
Crisco 1492 (
talk) 00:56, 27 September 2014 (UTC)reply
Support - Historical work.--
Godot13 (
talk) 00:12, 1 October 2014 (UTC)reply
Support - Very nice (I particular like the shadowy figure of Leon Leenhoff making cocktails in the background. Absinthe Daiquiri anyone?)
Belle (
talk) 12:37, 2 October 2014 (UTC)reply
Promoted File:Edouard Manet - The Balcony - Google Art Project.jpg --
ArmbrustTheHomunculus 02:30, 7 October 2014 (UTC)reply