Masked Ball at the Opera

Date: 1873

The picture shows a scene from an elegant social party or ball. We see variously dressed figures, most of the men are in suits with top hats and the women are wearing ball gowns and masks. In the foreground we see couples in traditional dress, even a clown or jester in the left corner of the illustration. Everything looks very festive and has a fairy-tale atmosphere. The painting is richly detailed and reflects a social event of the time.

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Manet painted picture Masked Ball at the Opera in 1873. Prevailing color of this fine art print is dark 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.