Claude Monet's "Luncheon on the Grass", painted between 1865 and 1866, is a work of great historical importance for understanding the dawn of Impressionism, even though it remained unfinished. Monet's initial intention was to create a large canvas that could rival Édouard Manet's famous "Luncheon on the Grass", exhibited in 1863, which had caused a great scandal.
Monet conceived his version as a modern scene of open-air life, depicting a group of bourgeois friends enjoying a picnic in a woodland clearing. Among the figures are key personalities of the time, such as Camille Doncieux, Monet's future wife, and Frédéric Bazille, painter and close friend. The artist worked at length on the large format, painting directly from life in the forest of Fontainebleau, an innovative approach for the time. However, the work was never completed.
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Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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