The Croquet Game
The Croquet Game (French: 'La Partie de Croquet') is an 1873 oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet, now in the Städel Museum in Frankfurt. It shows a group of people playing croquet, a very fashionable game at that time. The group comprises the painter Alfred Stevens, artists' models Victorine Meurent and Alice Legouvé and, in the background, Manet's friend Paul Rodier.[1]
| The Croquet Game | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Artist | Édouard Manet |
| Year | 1873 |
| Type | Oil paint on canvas |
| Dimensions | 72 by 106 centimetres (28 in × 42 in) |
| Location | Städel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany |
In style this painting represented Manet's closest approach to impressionism.
Croquet at Boulogne, 1871
He had visited the theme of croquet before in 1871 with his painting Croquet at Boulogne
This paint was bought by the impressionist art collector Albert Hecht. After his death the paint passed to his daughter it:Suzanne Hecht Pontremoli.
References
- "A Game of Croquet". Standel Museum. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.