Fishing
The Met
Artist: Edouard Manet(French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris)
Date: ca. 1862–63
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30 1/4 x 48 1/2 in. (76.8 x 123.2 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Bernhard Gift, 1957
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A wide landscape painting depicts a river, people fishing, a couple, a dog, and a rainbow
Detailed Description
This wide, horizontal landscape features a body of water, likely a river, under a dramatic sky. In the upper left, dark clouds transition to a lighter blue sky with white clouds on the right. A faint, multi-colored rainbow arches across the upper left quadrant. On a distant green hill in the upper center, a town with a prominent church spire is visible. The middle ground is dominated by the wide body of water with green banks. On the far left bank, a person in light clothing sits, appearing to fish with a long pole. Further right in the water, two men are in a small, dark boat. One man, wearing a white shirt and dark pants, bends over a net. The other man, shirtless with light pants, stands at the back of the boat, holding a long pole. A smaller figure, possibly a child in a straw hat, sits between them. On the right bank, a man and a woman stand together. The man, on the right, wears a red and yellow outfit with a white ruffled collar. The woman, on the left, wears a dark blue dress with a wide black hat and a white collar. A lean, brown dog stands facing right, positioned between the couple and the boat. The right side of the painting is bordered by dense green trees, with more trees visible on the distant hills. The foreground features dark green foliage and some logs partially submerged in the water on the left.
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