Impressionism · 19th century
Hand-painted reproduction after
Édouard Manet
The Railway
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The painting
The Railway
Manet showed this at the Salon of 1874. A woman sits by an iron railing with a book and a sleeping puppy on her lap; beside her, a girl in white with a blue bow stands with her back to us, looking through the bars at the steam from the trains below, near the Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris. The woman is Victorine Meurent, his model for Olympia. It is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.We paint it by hand in oil after you order. You see a photo of the finished canvas and say yes before it is sent.
About the original
- Painted in
- 1873
- Original size
- 93.3 × 111.5 cm (36.7 × 43.9 in)
- Where it hangs
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
Detail
Specification
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
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| Arrives | Rolled, ready for local framing |
| Packed | Rolled in a protective tube |
| Turnaround | 3 to 4 weeks, then delivery |
The hand behind it
Édouard Manet
Manet spent his career trying to be accepted by the Salon and became the model for everyone who rejected it. Déjeuner sur l’Herbe and Olympia both caused scandals, not because of nudity, which was standard, but because the women were unmistakably contemporary Parisians rather than goddesses, and they look straight out at you. The paint handling was the other offence. Flat areas of tone, edges left abrupt, mid tones skipped entirely. Critics complained the figures looked like playing cards. He had taken it from Velazquez and Hals, not from invention. He knew the Impressionists, exhibited with none of them, and kept submitting to the Salon until the end. A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, painted in 1882 with its deliberately impossible mirror reflection, was his last major work. He died the following year at fifty one.
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How is the finish priced?
The price you see is the painting at the size you chose, in the finish you chose, and it updates as you change either. Rolled arrives in a protective tube, ready for local framing. Stretched arrives on wooden bars, ready to hang. Framed arrives in its frame, ready to hang. Stretched and framed go up to 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in); larger paintings travel rolled.
How long does it take?
Painting begins after you order and takes 3 to 4 weeks, including drying and the photo you approve. Delivery then takes 4 to 10 working days to most countries. More on delivery times.
Will it look exactly like the original?
It is painted by a person, so no. Brushwork varies between copies, which is the difference between a painting and a poster.
What if I do not like it?
Ninety days from delivery, full refund.
Can I get The Railway in a different size or shape?
Yes. The Railway is painted to the size you want, in the original’s proportions, or adapted to another shape on request. Stretched and framed go up to 60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 in). The original measures 93.3 x 111.5 cm (36.7 x 43.9 in).
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