The Races at Longchamp
Édouard Manet, 1866
Édouard Manet composed this scene of a racetrack so that the throng of horses and jockeys thunders straight toward the viewer. In contrast to traditional sporting artists, who always showed races from the side with the horses in profile, Manet achieved a sense of expansive space with this thrilling perspective. The painting records the last moments of the race as the horses rush past the finish line, indicated by the pole with a circular top.
| Artist | Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883) |
|---|---|
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Size | 44 × 84.2 cm (17 5/16 × 33 1/8 in.); Framed: 69.6 × 109.9 × 10.2 cm (27 3/8 × 43 1/4 × 4 in.) |
| Origin | France |
| Type | Painting |
| Museum | Art Institute of Chicago · museum page |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0): free to download, print and hang. |
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