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by
Claude Monet
The Luncheon (Le Déjeuner)
1868
Museum: Städel
The painting is autobiographical. An artist constantly plagued by financial straits, Claude Monet had the fortune to receive a small “salary” from one of his patrons in the summer of 1868. For the first time, he was able to offer his family a proper home. It was his family who posed for him here, though Monet excluded himself from the depiction. He is already awaited at the table, but for the moment he is still enjoying the role of the happy onlooker. Read more...
The painting is autobiographical. An artist constantly plagued by financial straits, Claude Monet had the fortune to receive a small “salary” from one of his patrons in the summer of 1868. For the first time, he was able to offer his family a proper home. It was his family who posed for him here, though Monet excluded himself from the depiction. He is already awaited at the table, but for the moment he is still enjoying the role of the happy onlooker. Read more...
- Size:
- 231.5 × 151 cm
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas
- License:
- This photographic reproduction is in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- For more:
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1868_Monet_Das_Mitt…
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Created by
Claude Monet
Artist (France)
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Part of
Städel
Museum (Germany)
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Uploaded by
Keisha KR
Artist (United Kingdom)
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