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Indepth Arts News:
"Still lives by Manet"
2000-10-11 until 2001-01-07
Musee d'Orsay
Paris, ,
FR France
Manet's still lives, between tradition and modernity,
evoke an elegant and sensual world. Unlike Courbet,
who set his themes in a prosaic reality, or Cézanne,
whose vision was voluntarily distant, Manet found
inspiration in the most ordinary subjects, to which he
gave a carnal presence.
In spite of their simplicity, his
compositions were subtly elaborate, whether they be a
lemon, an asparagus, violets, peonies... Some of these
small intimate paintings were intended for a friend or a
loved woman. The final bouquets, garden flowers
freshly cut and set in a crystal vase, testify to his
immense thirst for life. More than half the paintings and
watercolours realised by the artist on this theme are
gathered here for the first time.
IMAGE:
Edouard Manet (1832-1883)
Carnations and clematis in
a crystal vase
Circa 1882
Oil on canvas
H. 0.560 ; B. 0.355 m
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
© Photo RMN - Hervé
Lewandowski
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