First Impressions Painting By Richard Whincop

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Medium:

Painting Oil

Size - (USA):

28 W x 40 H x 0 D (cm)

Size - (metric):

11.0 W x 15.7 H x 0.0 D (inches)

Theme:

Figurative

Edition:

Original

Artwork ID:

318479

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Artwork Description:   Monet painted his Dejeuner sur l�herbe in 1866, his answer to Manet�s famous work of the same name. Radically based on outdoor studies of models, and presenting a scene in which there was no significant narrative, instead it simply conveyed an instant impression of leaves and figures alike illuminated with the same dappled sunlight, announcing to the world the birth of impressionism. However, the painting was refused entry to the official Salon exhibition; and after suffering from dampness it was later cut into pieces by the artist. The main pieces can now be seen patched together in the Mus�e d�Orsay in Paris; and despite the obvious joins, today it remains so fresh and vivid that an observer could yet imagine they were actually present at the scene�