订制画《The Luncheon on the Grass 马奈》

Artist: Édouard Manet
Year: 1862–1863
Type: Oil painting on canvas
Dimensions: 208 cm × 265.5 cm (81.9 in × 104.5 in)
Location: Musée d'Orsay, Paris

In 1863, 31-year-old Manet exhibited his Luncheon on the Grass in Salon des Refuses. No matter the subjects or the expressive methods are all opposed to that of the dominant academic principles. This painting caused an uproar in Paris and was attacked by Napoleon III and the public, but it gained recognition from Impressionist painters such as Zola. In Luncheon on the Grass, nude woman are put together with well-dressed gentlemen. He challenged the classical painting and made an innovation: getting rid of the delicate brushwork and plenty of brown tone, used bright colors and color chunks instead. These all makes academism can't stand.

In the Manet painting Luncheon on the Grass, the nude woman are looking forward, while the two gentlemen are chatting. Still lives including the woman’s clothes, a basket of fruits and a piece of bread, are placed in front of them. A woman is sitting beside the creek in the background. Being Manet was cautious about choosing the colors for Luncheon on the Grass, he tried to create a bright effect. The interlacing of the light and shadow shows that he has noticed the change of light. Therefore,this painting is regarded as the pioneer of Impressionism. Actually, it is between Impression and Realism.