Lunch in the studio

Date: 1868

The painting shows a scene from an elegant dining room. In the middle stands a young man with a straw hat, dressed in light trousers, dark jacket and tie. In the background, a man sits writing on paper and drinking, while next to him is a lady serving water from a pitcher. Bowls of lemons and glasses are visible on the table. The whole scene looks like a frozen moment in a restaurant.

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Manet painted picture Lunch in the studio in 1868. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is landscape. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Édouard Manet (1832-1883). French Impressionist painter. He perhaps had the misfortune of starting at a time when the pendulum of history was deviating from traditional academic painting and Impressionism: for his generational peers, he was too progressive and for young painters, he was too traditional. Manet had an innovative spirit that, during his study of old masters (such as Diego Velázquez), he complemented with an excellent painting technique. From the Impressionists, he took a penchant for displaying reality using long expressive brush strokes, studying objects in the open air, and concentrating on working with light and colour. Unlike the Impressionists, however, he did not give up black colours, contours and classical composition. In fact, he did not even want to be associated with the Impressionists – he wanted his paintings to be included independently in Salon exhibitions and avoided the label of Impressionism.