Rejected by the 1863 Salon jury, Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass) was shown instead at the Emperor-sanctioned Salon des Refuses under the title Le Bain, where its nude woman picnicking among two clothed men became the exhibition's principal attraction and source of scandal.
Facts
Year Created LocationMusee d'Orsay, Paris (accession RF 1668) 2 Connections
Created By
In Form
In Movement
Source Gardner's Art Through the AgesFred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe
Genre referenceQuote, Genre reference
Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, originally titled Le Bain, is a large oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet created in 1862 and 1863.
2. Musee d'Orsay
Gardner's Art Through the Ages
Fred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner), Cengage LearningIn Movement: Realism, chapter on Realism, section on Edouard Manet
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