"The Fifer"

Edouard Manet - Oil
The Fifer or Young Flautist is a 1866 painting by Edouard Manet. Manet painted The Fifer after a trip (1865) in Spain, where he discovered the work of Diego Velázquez. Facing the monochrome background, strongly colored highlights the figure based on but a reduced palette of colors, dominated the impasto technique: the very sharp black of the jacket and shoes, red pants, white strap, etc.. As a result, the figure stands 'firm, smooth and alive. It is currently kept in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.