Edouard Manet, The Railway, 1872-1873.
Manet made drawings of the location out-of-doors, but probably executed
his painting in a studio on the rue de Saint-Pétersbourg.
Edouard
Manet, The Railway, 1872-1873.
Manet made drawings of the location out-of-doors,
but probably executed his painting in a studio on the rue Saint Petersbourg.
The composition and execution he devised were the target of much debate, catching
the ire of traditionalists and the admiration of the
avant-garde.