Argenteuil

The 1874 masterpiece, Argenteuil, is an oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet, marking one of his initial entries into Impressionism. The artwork presents a genre painting of a sailor and his partner, lounging on the mooring at Argenteuil. Surrounded by sailboats and the vivid blue Seine river, the scene manifests Manet's bold naturalistic style. The picturesque town of Argenteuil can be seen on the distant bank, making this work a stylistic response to Claude Monet's similar themes. Presented at the Paris Salon of 1875, the painting is one of Manet's most distinguished Impressionist pieces.