The Balcony
- Artist
- Edouard Manet
- Date
- 1869 ; Paris , France
- Style
- Realism
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Musée d'Orsay
"The Balcony" is a captivating example of genre painting, created by renowned French painter Édouard Manet between 1868-69. The Realism styled oil painting, rendered onto a canvas, exhibits four figures on a balcony. The seated figure is Berthe Morisot, a painter who later married Manet's brother, Eugène. The central figure is artist Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemet, while Fanny Claus, a violinist, is on the right. Partially hidden in the background is possibly Léon Leenhoff, Manet's son. This tableau signifies Manet's mastery in oil painting, with its mesmerizing depth and detail.
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