Strawberries

Strawberries

Edouard Manet

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Details

Artist
Edouard Manet
Date
ca. 1882
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
8 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (21.3 x 26.7 cm)
Department
European Paintings
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nate B. Spingold, 1956

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • Still Life Both · 99%

    The museum identifies the subject as “Still Life,” and the image visibly presents an arrangement of strawberries, leaves, and a basket.

  • Flora Visual · 97%

    Plant matter is a principal depicted element: the composition centers on strawberries with surrounding green leaves.

Visual Qualities

  • Dense Composition Visual · 95%

    The strawberries and leaves form a tightly packed, layered arrangement occupying much of the composition.

  • Dark Colors Visual · 88%

    Deep browns, dark greens, muted gray-browns, and shadowed reds are prominent across the basket, foliage, and background.

Medium and Techniques

  • Painting Both · 99%

    The museum classifies the work as a painting, and the image visibly shows a painted composition on canvas.

  • Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

    The museum metadata specifies the medium as oil on canvas.

  • Broad directional strokes are clearly visible across the fruit, foliage, basket, and surrounding surface.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 98%

    The work is dated circa 1882, placing it within nineteenth-century art.

Geographic Regions

  • French Art Metadata · 97%

    The catalog identifies the artist as French.

Source & rights

Edouard Manet. Strawberries. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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