Young Lady in 1866
Edouard Manet
$47.00
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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 elegantly composed works of the nineteenth century. Painted in 1866 and now housed in the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this monumental oil on canvas presents a young woman standing in a luxurious interior, dressed in a pale pink peignoir and holding a small bunch of violets. A parrot perches on a stand beside her, a motif that evokes both exotic desire and bourgeois domesticity.
Manet's treatment of the figure reveals his mastery of tonal contrast and his deliberate rejection of academic convention. Rather than idealizing his subject, he renders her with a cool, almost defiant detachment — a quality that anticipates the modern sensibility soon to define Impressionism. The muted palette, flattened forms, and confident brushwork signal a decisive break from the polished finish demanded by the Paris Salon.
The painting's large scale and intimate mood invite viewers into a private world suspended between fashion, identity, and ambiguity. It stands as a landmark of Realist painting and a testament to Manet's revolutionary vision.
This museum-quality stretched canvas reproduction is printed on premium matte canvas and hand-wrapped around a sturdy 0.75-inch wooden stretcher bar, delivering a true gallery wrap finish ready to display in any space.
| 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 | Realism |
| Available sizes | |
| Small | 20 × 25 cm (8″ × 10″) |
| Medium | 51 × 76 cm (20″ × 30″) |
| Large | 102 × 152 cm (40″ × 60″) |
| All sizes include a 0.75" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required. | |
