The Grand Canal of Venice by Édouard Manet - 1875 - 54 x 65 cm Shelburne Museum The Grand Canal of Venice by Édouard Manet - 1875 - 54 x 65 cm Shelburne Museum

The Grand Canal of Venice

oil on canvas • 54 x 65 cm
  • Édouard Manet - 23 January 1832 - 30 April 1883 Édouard Manet 1875

Manet visited the Grand Canal Venice in September 1875 with his friend and fellow painter from outside the Impressionist circle, James Tissot, who had settled in London after the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71. Although the watery splendour of Venice has inspired many great artists, Manet found it difficult to work with; in spite of this, he managed to paint one of his most dashingly Impressionist works.