Railway

Railway by Edouard Manet
Artist
Edouard Manet
Date
1873 ; Paris , France
Style
Impressionism
Genre
Genre painting
Location
National Gallery of Art
'Gare Saint-Lazare', also referred to as 'The Railway', is an exquisite 1873 genre painting by Édouard Manet, renowned for his contribution to Impressionism. The painting, which features Manet's favourite model, Victorine Meurent, was the last time the artist used her as his muse. Painted on canvas using oil paints, 'The Railway' was showcased at the Paris Salon in 1874, and in 1956, it found its abode at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

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