In the Conservatory, 1879 by Edouard Manet
Canvas Print - 3357-MED
Location: Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, GermanyOriginal Size: 115 x 150 cm
Giclée Canvas Print | $57.57 USD
Your Selection
Customize Your Print
By using the red up or down arrows, you have the option to proportionally increase or decrease the printed area in inches as per your preference.
*Max printing size: 41.3 x 54.3 in
*Max framing size: Long side up to 28"
"In the Conservatory" will be custom-printed for your order using the latest giclée printing technology. This technique ensures that the Canvas Print captures an exceptional level of detail, showcasing vibrant and vivid colors with remarkable clarity.
Our use of the finest quality, fine-textured canvas lends art reproductions a painting-like appearance. Combined with a satin-gloss coating, it delivers exceptional print outcomes, showcasing vivid colors, intricate details, deep blacks, and impeccable contrasts. The canvas structure is also highly compatible with canvas stretching frames, further enhancing its versatility.
To ensure proper stretching of the artwork on the stretcher-bar, we add additional blank borders around the printed area on all sides.
Our printing process utilizes cutting-edge technology and employs the Giclée printmaking method, ensuring exceptional quality. The colors undergo independent verification, guaranteeing a lifespan of over 100 years.
Please note that there are postal restrictions limiting the size of framed prints to a maximum of 28 inches along the longest side of the painting. If you desire a larger art print, we recommend utilizing the services of your local framing studio.
*It is important to mention that the framing option is unavailable for certain paintings, such as those with oval or round shapes.
If you select a frameless art print of "In the Conservatory" by Manet, it will be prepared for shipment within 48 hours. However, if you prefer a framed artwork, the printing and framing process will typically require approximately 7-8 days before it is ready to be shipped.
We provide complimentary delivery for up to two unframed (rolled-up) art prints in a single order. Our standard delivery is free and typically takes 10-14 working days to arrive.
For faster shipping, we also offer express DHL shipping, which usually takes 2-4 working days. The cost of express shipping is determined by the weight and volume of the shipment, as well as the delivery destination.
Once you have added the paintings to your shopping cart, you can use the "Shipping estimates" tool to obtain information about available transport services and their respective prices.
All unframed art prints are delivered rolled up in secure postal tubes, ensuring their protection during transportation. Framed art prints, on the other hand, are shipped in cardboard packaging with additional corner protectors for added safety.
Painting Information
In "In the Conservatory" (1879), Édouard Manet presents a fascinating and subtle study of modern relationships, enveloped in the lush greenery of a Parisian conservatory. This is no simple genre scene; it is a moment captured, suspended in an air of quiet ambiguity. The couple, identified as the Guillemets, who owned a prominent clothing shop, are poised in their fashionable attire, yet the emotional distance between them is palpable. The woman, elegantly dressed in a structured gray outfit, is the focal point. Her figure is straight, and she holds herself with an almost statuesque detachment, her gaze drifting into space. Her pale, delicate features contrast with the deeper greens of the conservatory, yet there is something aloof, even slightly melancholic, in her demeanor.
Her husband, leaning casually on the bench behind her, appears engaged in conversation, but his posture suggests a formality rather than closeness. His dark, heavy clothing blends into the shadowed background, further emphasizing the emotional divide between them. The couple’s hands, though nearly touching, do not meet, a visual metaphor for their disconnection. The painting’s cool palette – the grays, greens, and muted tones – enhances this sense of detachment.
Manet's mastery of composition is clear in the balance of vertical and horizontal elements. The slats of the bench and the upright posture of the woman draw the eye upward, while the diagonal pleats of her dress offer a counterbalance of movement. The conservatory, with its lush plants rendered in soft strokes, provides a sense of enclosure, almost stifling, as if the couple is caught in a carefully constructed, yet emotionally charged space.
In this painting, Manet is at his most modern, quietly critiquing the complexity of bourgeois relationships. The physical closeness of the couple masks the psychological distance between them, leaving us to ponder the silences and secrets that lie beneath their polished exteriors. It is a work that speaks volumes about the tensions of modern life, encapsulated in the cool, detached elegance of its subjects.
Edouard Manet
Original Size:81 x 100 cm
Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway
Edouard Manet
Original Size:92 x 112 cm
Musee des Beaux Arts, Tournai, Belgium
Edouard Manet
Original Size:92.3 x 70.5 cm
Fuji Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Edouard Manet
Original Size:154 x 115 cm
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Edouard Manet
Original Size:47.3 x 39.1 cm
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA