Artwork
Jeanne: Spring
Jeanne: Spring is a print by the Impressionist artist Édouard Manet. It dates from 1882 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 1922.194
- Credit line
- Gift of Ralph King
About this work
Overview
Created in 1882, Jeanne: Spring is a print by French artist Édouard Manet that forms part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection. The work presents a solitary female figure set against a leafy backdrop, rendered with the lightness and immediacy characteristic of late‑19th‑century French printmaking.
Subject & Meaning
The composition centers on a woman holding an open umbrella. She wears a hat, a high‑collared coat, and turns her face away from the viewer, gazing downward. The surrounding foliage of branches and leaves frames her, suggesting an outdoor, perhaps transitional, moment between interior and nature.
Technique & Style
Manet employs swift, gestural lines to suggest the surrounding vegetation, a hallmark of Impressionist sensibility. The print’s tonal contrasts and the delicate rendering of the umbrella’s canopy emphasize atmospheric effects, while the simplified forms of the figure convey a sense of immediacy rather than detailed realism.
History & Provenance
Since its creation, the print has remained within institutional holdings, ultimately entering the Cleveland Museum of Art. Its acquisition reflects the museum’s broader commitment to representing pivotal works of French Impressionism and to preserving Manet’s contributions to the medium of print.
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Artist
Édouard Manet was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.
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Study
Profile Head of a Japanese Girl
L'ambulante au parapluie (Walker with an Umbrella)
The Hatpin (Berthe Morisot's Daughter and Her Cousin), 1st plate
Needlework
Maja
Little Velvet Dress
Berthe Morisot in Black
Exotic Flower (Fleur exotique)
Le Traite des blanches (The White Slave Trade)
The Artist's Wife in Profile Facing Right