Young Lady in 1866
Edouard Manet
$63.00
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- 380g/m² cotton canvas — certified museum quality
- Solid wood stretcher bar with 0.75” gallery wrap
- HD Giclée print — colour-true to the original
- Ready to hang — hanging hardware included
Young Lady in 1866 by Édouard Manet is one of the most enigmatic and quietly radical works of the nineteenth century. Painted in 1866 and now housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, this large-scale oil on canvas presents a fashionably dressed young woman standing in a frontal, self-possessed pose — her gaze directed inward rather than outward, defying the conventions of idealized portraiture.
Manet situates his subject within a shallow, ambiguous space, stripping away narrative and anecdote in favour of bold formal presence. The woman holds a bunch of violets and a fan, objects that carry subtle allusions to femininity and social performance in Second Empire Paris. A parrot perches nearby on a stand, a detail that adds an element of exotic domesticity while subtly referencing Dutch and Spanish Old Master traditions that Manet deeply admired. The loose, confident brushwork and flattened forms anticipate the Impressionist movement that would follow, marking Manet as one of its essential precursors.
This museum-quality stretched canvas reproduction brings Manet's commanding vision into your space with exceptional fidelity. Printed on premium matte canvas and hand-wrapped around a solid 0.75-inch stretcher bar with a traditional gallery wrap finish, it faithfully honours the scale and atmosphere of this masterwork.
| Artist | Edouard Manet |
| Year | 1866 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 72 7/8 x 50 5/8 in. (185.1 x 128.6 cm) |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Movement | Impressionism |
