Encounters Kearsarge and Alabama at the Battle of Cherbourg

Date: 1864

The image depicts a maritime scene with a burning sailing ship surrounded by thick black smoke. In the foreground is a small sailing ship with white sails, with other ships on the distant plain behind it. The water is depicted with dynamic shades of grey and dark blue, suggesting the agitated state of the sea. This dramatized depiction of a sea battle or accident conveys a suspenseful and unsettling atmosphere.

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Manet painted picture Encounters Kearsarge and Alabama at the Battle of Cherbourg in 1864. Prevailing color of this fine art print is blue and its shape is square. 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.