Madame Manet at Bellevue

Despite its seemingly spontaneous brushwork and pared-down detail, this painting was carefully prepared through multiple drawings and an oil sketch. It is Édouard Manet’s final portrait of his wife, Suzanne Manet, created in the summer of 1880 in Bellevue. The result is an intimate and poignant work that combines apparent immediacy with thoughtful composition, enhancing its emotional depth and lasting artistic value.