Museum Art Reproductions The Fifer, 1866 by Edouard Manet (1832-1883, France) | WahooArt.com

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"The Fifer"

Edouard Manet (i) - Oil On Canvas (i) - 161 x 97 cm - 1866 - (Musée d'Orsay (Paris, France)) (i) - Realism (i)
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.

 




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