Artwork
Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914)
Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914) is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Édouard Manet. It is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
A bearded man in a dark coat and white collar, lit from the side so half his face falls into shadow. Loose brushwork gives the coat its texture, and his serious look stands out against the dark ground. Edouard Manet painted this portrait of Jean-Baptiste Faure in 1892.
Subject & Meaning
Manet's 1892 oil portrait is classified as a portrait genre work, with Jean-Baptiste Faure, the French baritone, as its main subject.
Manet's 1892 oil portrait is classified as a portrait genre work, with Jean-Baptiste Faure, the French baritone, as its main subject. The painting depicts Faure as a man, presenting him in the conventions of a formal portrait sitter. The work is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection and represents Manet's engagement with prominent contemporaries of Parisian cultural life, recording Faure's likeness in oil on canvas. No specific symbolic attributes or iconographic elements beyond the sitter's identity are documented in the available sources.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1892, this portrait utilizes oil paint applied to a canvas support. The work measures 59.1 cm in height and 49.5 cm in width. Classified formally as a painting within the portrait genre, the composition focuses on the depiction of the baritone Jean-Baptiste Faure.
The available records identify the medium and dimensions but do not provide specific details regarding the artist's brushwork, surface condition, or distinct stylistic handling techniques beyond the general classification of the object.
History & Provenance
Édouard Manet's portrait of Jean-Baptiste Faure was created in 1892, executed in oil paint on canvas. Before entering the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the painting was held successively by Arthur Jerome Eddy, William H. Thomson, Julius Weitzner, and William B. Jaffe. It is now part of the museum's permanent collection in New York and is occasionally displayed within its European paintings galleries.
Its precise accession or inventory number is not listed in the available documentation, and no specific exhibition history is recorded in the provided sources.
Overview
This oil painting, titled Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), was created by Édouard Manet in 1892. It presents a portrait of the opera singer Jean-Baptiste Faure. The artwork is currently part of the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it offers an example of Manet's late portraiture.
Artist & collection
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.
