Artwork
Sea View, Calm Weather (Vue de mer, temps calme)
Sea View, Calm Weather (Vue de mer, temps calme) is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Édouard Manet. It dates from 1864 and is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Accession no.
- 81535
- Credit line
- Potter Palmer Collection
About this work
Overview
Sea View, Calm Weather is an oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet, depicting a scene of maritime activity.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a choppy blue sea with various vessels, including steamers and sailboats, under a pale sky. A side-wheel packet steamer is prominent, heading up the English Channel and leaving slower sailing boats in its wake.
Technique & Style
Manet's brushstrokes are loose and expressive, with thick paint creating a textured surface. Despite the spontaneity of the application, the different types of boats remain identifiable.
History & Provenance
Manet painted this work in Paris, using sketches made during a family vacation in Boulogne-sur-Mer. It is one of his earliest seascapes, a theme he revisited multiple times.
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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.
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