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The Races

1865

Édouard Manet

(French, 1832–1883)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
lithograph
Support
Cream chine collé
Measurements
Sheet: 52.2 x 66.5 cm (20 9/16 x 26 3/16 in.); Image: 40.3 x 51.7 cm (15 7/8 x 20 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1951.64
Catalogue raisonné
Harris 41
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

The Races is based on Manet's painting The Races at Longchamp. The lithograph, however, conveys the excitement of horse racing even more than the painting. Energy and movement are suggested by bold, quickly drawn lines and by rapid, curving smudges. The unrestrained, spontaneous use of the lithographic crayon foreshadows the expressiveness of 20th-century printmaking.
A horizontally oriented lithograph in gestural black strokes on off-white paper depicts a horse race. Furthest left, three riders gallop toward dark trees. Next, a diagonal fence recedes from the center, bordering a crowd of figures rendered with scribbled marks. To the right, two figures wearing hats sit above the crowd. Finally, broad, sketchy strokes form clouds around a large circular outline in the sky.

The Races

1865

Édouard Manet

(French, 1832–1883)
France, 19th century

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