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A 6 page paper which first analyzes the painting
“Young Girl on the Threshold of the Garden at Bellevue” by Manet and then compares it
to “The Sea” by Courbet. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAmanet1.rtf
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to offer new techniques as well as new perspectives in the field of art. The following paper first analyzes Manets "Young Girl on the Threshold of the Garden at Bellevue"
from 1880, examining various elements of the painting. The paper then compares and contrasts it to "The Sea" by Courbet from 1873. Analysis of Manets Painting In this
analysis we first look at the choices which seem to have been made by the artist. First and foremost we note that Manet, at this time in his life, was
essentially suffering from poor health and was residing "at Bellevue, on the outskirts of Paris, where he rented a house and while undergoing hydropathic treatment he contrived to paint several
pictures according to his plein-air intention, in the garden of the house. They included one view of the garden without figures, a painting of Madame Auguste Manet seen in profile
and the work reproduced here, all giving a sunlight effect" (Pioch). With that in mind we can see that one of the choices made by Manet was to utilize
light a great deal and utilize the garden as a backdrop to the painting. Instead of painting the landscape or the environment, Manet chose to paint this woman who seems
to blend into her environment in a very peaceful and bright manner, perhaps a necessary focus for Manet at this time in his life. We can see that he
chose, perhaps, not to put a great deal of focus on the neutral earth tones, but instead used the brilliancy of white to present the viewer with the power of
light and nature. Manet also chose to put the subject matter directly in the center of the painting, with all other elements taking second position to the central focus.
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