Édouard Manet, Jeanne (Spring), 1881
Édouard Manet, Jeanne (Spring), 1881 Édouard Manet (1832-1883), Jeanne (Spring), 1881, oil on canvas, 74 x 51.5 cm, Getty Center Édouard Manet (1832-1883), Jeanne (Spring), 1881, oil on canvas, 74 x 51.5 cm, Getty Center Artist: Édouard Manet (1832-1883) Title: Spring (Le Printemps) Object type: painting Genre: portrait Depicted people: Jeanne Demarsy Year: 1881 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 74 x 51.5 cm Location: Getty Center Description and Interpretation: In this painting, Édouard Manet personifies the season of spring through the elegant figure of Parisian actress Jeanne Demarsy. She is depicted wearing a floral dress and a bonnet, holding a parasol against a backdrop of lush rhododendrons. Manet uses bright colors and dynamic brushstrokes to capture the fashionable and vibrant essence of a Parisian spring. Manet originally planned to paint a series of all four seasons, but he only completed Spring and Autumn before his death. Reason for Recommendation: As we are in late March,...