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Effect of Snow at Petit-Montrouge
The painting shows a winter landscape of the Petit-Montrouge district in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. Painted during the siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War by a member of the National Guard, it depicts the grim atmosphere of the impending battle, reflecting the artist's loss of hope, his loneliness and deprivation.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Edouard Manet
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Date of birth and death
23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883
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Natinality
French
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Style
Early modernist, Realism to Impressionism transition, loose brushwork, flatness, photographic lighting
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Significant works
The Luncheon on the Grass, Olympia, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, The Fifer
Information about the work
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Year:
1870
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Execution technique:
oil on canvas
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Location:
National Museum Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Theme:
winter urban landscape, effect of snow, melancholy, war
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The painting opposes the heroism of battle scenes by contemporary historical painters, focusing on the mood and emotions accompanying the siege of Paris. The use of muted, earthy colors and flat forms emphasizes the gloom and hopelessness of the situation.
The key to interpreting the work
The work should be seen as an expression of the artist’s personal experiences during the war and an aesthetic experiment with plein-air painting.See other works by this artist
