Le Printemps Édouard Manet Peinture impressionnist

Édouard Manet (French, 1832 - 1883) Le Printemps (Jeanne Demarsy), 1881, Oil on canvas 74 x 51.5 cm (29 1/8 x 20 1/4 in.) Musée J. Paul Getty, Los Angeles Digital Image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program. A chic young woman in a day dress with floral accents holds a parasol against a background of exuberant foliage. She looks straight ahead, a picture of poise and detachment even as she seems fully aware of the viewer's amiring gaze. Representing aspiring Parisian actress Jeanne Demarsy as the embodiment of Spring, this portrait debuted at the last public exhibition of Manet's life, the Paris Salon of 1882.