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The Races at Longchamp is an 1866 painting by the French artist Édouard Manet. The Impressionist painting depicts the ending of the Second Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp. It is currently conserved at the Art Institute of Chicago.[1][2] This painting is one of four versions of the work created by Manet over four-years, all of which are slight variations of the others.[3] The painting corresponds with the rise of horse racing in France brought upon by British influence.[4]
The Races at Longchamp | |
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Artist | Édouard Manet |
Year | 1866 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 84.5 cm × 43.9 cm (33.3 in × 17.3 in) |
Location | Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago |
The work was the first painting ever to present horses coming toward the viewer and uses various tools to reduce the sense of depth.[3] It also includes references to Frith's The Derby Day and Manet's wife and was created using loose brushstrokes.[5][6][7] About the painting, the Art Institute of Chicago said it "is startling. We find ourselves on the racecourse with a cluster of onrushing horses and jockeys bearing directly down on us. With a few judicious exceptions—the vertical starting post left of center; the crisp rectangle of the viewing-stand roof at the right—everything is blurred, a device that heightens the sense of explosive movement of the galloping horses."[8]