Beach at Boulogne

'Beach at Boulogne' is an exquisite oil painting on canvas by the French artist Édouard Manet from 1868-69. Reflecting Manet's careful attention to realism, it captures four individuals on a beach, lending it the qualities of a genre painting. The figures include the painter Berthe Morisot, who later became Manet's sister-in-law, painter Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemet, violinist Fanny Claus and a figure, possibly Léon Leenhoff, Manet's son, partially hidden in the background. The painting demonstrates a mastery and delicacy in Manet's use of oil as a medium.