GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Isabelle Lemonnier, a young, fashionable Parisian, was one of Édouard Manet’s favorite models during the final years of his life. Isabelle posed for six oil portraits and numerous pastel and watercolor studies. In this portrait, she wears a brown coat trimmed with fur, and her hands are tucked inside a fur muff. The details of her costume are thinly painted, and the artist’s attention is concentrated on Isabelle’s lively face. Manet’s dynamic brushwork in the lower body makes it appear as if she is moving away to the left, casually throwing us a glance over her shoulder as she departs.
Adapted from
Bonnie Pitman, ed., "Portrait of Isabelle Lemonnier," Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012), 203.
NOTES
Created c. 1879
Checked Piction
Related Object: Berthe Morisot, Winter 1981.129
Manet, Edouard (French, 1832-1883)
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Depicted location and place of origin: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
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13315447: UMO Manet: Models, Portraits and "La Vie Moderne"
13309358: UMO Spotlight on Manet and Morisot
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- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York~View a pastel of Isabelle Lemmonnier created between 1879 and 1882 by Manet.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York~Read a biography of Manet from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
- The Guardian Weekly~See more examples of Manet's portraiture in this article from The Guardian Weekly highlighting a 2013 Royal Academy exhibition of Manet's work.
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General Description
Isabelle Lemonnier, a young, fashionable Parisian, was one of Édouard Manet’s favorite models during the final years of his life. Isabelle posed for six oil portraits and numerous pastel and watercolor studies. In this portrait, she wears a brown coat trimmed with fur, and her hands are tucked inside a fur muff. The details of her costume are thinly painted, and the artist’s attention is concentrated on Isabelle’s lively face. Manet’s dynamic brushwork in the lower body makes it appear as if she is moving away to the left, casually throwing us a glance over her shoulder as she departs.
Adapted from
Bonnie Pitman, ed., "Portrait of Isabelle Lemonnier," Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012), 203.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York~View a pastel of Isabelle Lemmonnier created between 1879 and 1882 by Manet.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York~Read a biography of Manet from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
- The Guardian Weekly~See more examples of Manet's portraiture in this article from The Guardian Weekly highlighting a 2013 Royal Academy exhibition of Manet's work.
Notes
Created c. 1879
Checked Piction
Related Object: Berthe Morisot, Winter 1981.129
Manet, Edouard (French, 1832-1883)
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
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Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
AUDIO ASSETS
13315447: UMO Manet: Models, Portraits and "La Vie Moderne"
13309358: UMO Spotlight on Manet and Morisot
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