Édouard Manet

(French, 1832–1883)

Room Paintings holds 49 paintings by Édouard Manet, from The Met, the National Gallery of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Cleveland Museum of Art. They date from 1859 to 1882. We file most of them under Impressionism, and some under Realism. The most common subjects are portraits, men and women. 42 of them suit a room in our lists, most often the staircase and dining room.

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Impressionism 49
Realism 3

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The 46 paintings

To our left, a young woman sits facing us on a low stone wall at the base of the vertical, black bars of an iron fence and a young girl stands facing away from us to our right in this horizontal painting. Both have pale skin.

Édouard Manet The Railway, 1873 National Gallery of Art

A young woman in a dark hat and coat with light ruffled collar sits reading a large periodical held up in her gloved hands. Flowers and foliage are suggested behind her.

Édouard Manet Woman Reading, 1880–82 Art Institute of Chicago

The Spanish Singer, Édouard Manet, 1860, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet The Spanish Singer, 1860 The Met

Young Lady in 1866, Édouard Manet, 1866, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Young Lady in 1866, 1866 The Met

Boating, Édouard Manet, 1874, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Boating, 1874 The Met

Large, dark painting of Jesus sitting with three standing soldiers.

Édouard Manet Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers, 1865 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Woman with a Black Fichu, Édouard Manet, c. 1878, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Portrait of a Woman with a Black Fichu, c. 1878 Art Institute of Chicago

Boy with Pitcher (La Régalade), Édouard Manet, 1862–72, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Boy with Pitcher (La Régalade), 1862–72 Art Institute of Chicago

The Races at Longchamp, Édouard Manet, 1866, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet The Races at Longchamp, 1866 Art Institute of Chicago

Sea View, Calm Weather (Vue de mer, temps calme), Édouard Manet, 1864, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Sea View, Calm Weather (Vue de mer, temps calme), 1864 Art Institute of Chicago

The Brioche, Édouard Manet, 1870, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet The Brioche, 1870 The Met

The Funeral, Édouard Manet, ca. 1867, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet The Funeral, ca. 1867 The Met

Head of Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), Édouard Manet, 1882–83, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Head of Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), 1882–83 The Met

Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), Édouard Manet, 1882–83, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), 1882–83 The Met

Peonies, Édouard Manet, 1864–65, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Peonies, 1864–65 The Met

The Monet Family in Their Garden at Argenteuil, Édouard Manet, 1874, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet The Monet Family in Their Garden at Argenteuil, 1874 The Met

Madame Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906) at Bellevue, Édouard Manet, 1880, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Madame Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906) at Bellevue, 1880 The Met

A golden yellow melon painted with thick strokes of straw and butter yellow with touches of camel brown sits at the center of a wooden table with a blue top in this almost square still life painting.

Édouard Manet The Melon, c. 1880 National Gallery of Art

Édouard Manet Portrait of a Lady, c. 1879 National Gallery of Art

A white rose, grapes and other fruit, a squat gourd, a bottle, and a glass are arranged across a dark wood table partly covered by a white cloth in this horizontal still life painting.

Édouard Manet Still Life with Melon and Peaches, c. 1866 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned woman wearing a tightly corseted dress looks off to our left in this vertical pastel drawing. The portrait is loosely sketched with blended areas, giving it a soft look.

Édouard Manet Madame Michel-Lévy, 1882 National Gallery of Art

A long-haired, small white dog with tawny-brown ears and spots sits on a garnet-red cushion in this loosely painted vertical portrait. The dog looks just to our left with large, round, black eyes under perked eyebrows.

Édouard Manet A King Charles Spaniel, c. 1866 National Gallery of Art

A bouquet of cut flowers in a clear glass vase nearly fills this vertical painting. The vase has straight sides and the rounded bottom is supported by short, round feet.

Édouard Manet Flowers in a Crystal Vase, c. 1882 National Gallery of Art

A pale-skinned young man with a carrot-red beard and hair faces us, straddling a green chair in a sunny outdoor setting in this vertical painting. The scene is loosely painted so his features are indistinct.

Édouard Manet George Moore in the Artist's Garden, c. 1879 National Gallery of Art

Two green pears lit from the upper right sit on a pale blue tabletop or ledge against a dark background in this horizontal still life painting. The left pear sits upright against the other.

Édouard Manet Pears, 1880 National Gallery of Art

Bullfight, Édouard Manet, 1865–66, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Bullfight, 1865–66 Art Institute of Chicago

The "Kearsarge" at Boulogne, Édouard Manet, 1864, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet The "Kearsarge" at Boulogne, 1864 The Met

Beggar with Oysters (Philosopher), Édouard Manet, 1865–67, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Beggar with Oysters (Philosopher), 1865–67 Art Institute of Chicago

Boy with a Sword, Édouard Manet, 1861, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Boy with a Sword, 1861 The Met

Madame Edouard Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906), Édouard Manet, ca. 1873, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Madame Edouard Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906), ca. 1873 The Met

A Matador, Édouard Manet, 1866–67, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet A Matador, 1866–67 The Met

A plate of oysters, a halved lemon, an oyster fork and shells, and a dish of salt are arranged on a wooden tabletop in front of a gray wall in this horizontal still life painting.

Édouard Manet Oysters, 1862 National Gallery of Art

Boats at Berck-sur-Mer, Édouard Manet, 1873, oil on fabric

Édouard Manet Boats at Berck-sur-Mer, 1873 Cleveland Museum of Art

Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher), Édouard Manet, 1865–67, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher), 1865–67 Art Institute of Chicago

Young Man in the Costume of a Majo, Édouard Manet, 1863, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Young Man in the Costume of a Majo, 1863 The Met

George Moore (1852–1933) at the Café, Édouard Manet, 1878 or 1879, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet George Moore (1852–1933) at the Café, 1878 or 1879 The Met

We find ourselves on an emerald-green, grassy racetrack as a dusty cluster of horses and their jockeys bear directly down on us in this loosely painted horizontal landscape.

Édouard Manet At the Races, c. 1875 National Gallery of Art

Mademoiselle V. . . in the Costume of an Espada, Édouard Manet, 1862, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Mademoiselle V. . . in the Costume of an Espada, 1862 The Met

Copy after Delacroix's "Bark of Dante", Édouard Manet, ca. 1859, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Copy after Delacroix's "Bark of Dante", ca. 1859 The Met

Fishing, Édouard Manet, ca. 1862–63, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Fishing, ca. 1862–63 The Met

A woman with light skin sits facing us across a marble-topped table in a café in this vertical painting. Her body is angled slightly to our right, and she rests her right elbow, on our left, on the table.

Édouard Manet Plum Brandy, c. 1877 National Gallery of Art

A densely packed crowd of men and women, all of them with pale skin and most of them wearing black, stand in a theater lobby beneath a mezzanine level that runs close to the top edge of the composition in this horizontal painting.

Édouard Manet Masked Ball at the Opera, 1873 National Gallery of Art

A bearded man with light skin, wearing a black costume and holding a plumed hat, stands in front of mottled brown background in this vertical portrait painting.

Édouard Manet The Tragic Actor (Rouvière as Hamlet), 1866 National Gallery of Art

Berthe Morisot with a Muff, Édouard Manet, c. 1871–72, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Berthe Morisot with a Muff, c. 1871–72 Cleveland Museum of Art

Against a hilly landscape and on a patch of dirt, five people wearing tattered clothing gather around a bearded man who holds a violin in his lap in this horizontal painting. Most of them have pale skin.

Édouard Manet The Old Musician, 1862 National Gallery of Art

A small, shaggy, black and white dog stands in a wood paneled room with its body angled to our right but turning its head, pink tongue out, to our left in this vertical painting.

Édouard Manet Tama, the Japanese Dog, c. 1875 National Gallery of Art

Show all works (3 more: nudes or violent scenes)

Our room, color and style lists leave these out. They are public domain like the rest.

Still-life painting, fish, open oysters, eel, lemon on tablecloth.

Édouard Manet Fish (Still Life), 1864 Art Institute of Chicago

The Dead Christ with Angels, Édouard Manet, 1864, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet The Dead Christ with Angels, 1864 The Met

From a low perspective, we look at a man wearing black and white, lying on the ground with a pink flag beside him in this long, horizontal painting.

Édouard Manet The Dead Toreador, probably 1864 National Gallery of Art