Boy Blowing Bubbles
- Artist
- Edouard Manet
- Date
- 1869 ; Paris , France
- Style
- Realism
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
"Boy Blowing Bubbles" is a captivating genre painting by Édouard Manet, dating from 1867. This masterpiece, currently housed in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, showcases a young boy engrossed in the ephemeral act of blowing soap bubbles. The piece is done in oil on canvas, a preferred medium for Manet. Applauded for its realistic portrayal of a simple, yet mesmerising childhood pastime, Manet's work shows expert use of light and shadow, adding depth and dimension to the scene, rendering it timeless and relatable across generations.
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