Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher) - Édouard Manet

A. A. Munger Collection

"Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher)" by Édouard Manet (1865–67) Oil on canvas.

Commentary

"Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher)" by Édouard Manet (1865–67) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. Its painted surface guides your eye through color, brushwork, and contrast rather than through narrativ e alone. Themes to notice include Realism, painting. This piece is held in the source collection's Painting and Sculpture of Europe collection. Édouard Manet is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883). The work is cataloged within a France cultural context. It is associated with the Realism period. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as painting, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Oil on canvas) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (187.7 × 109.9 cm (73 7/8 × 43 1/4 in.); Framed: 222.6 × 145.1 × 17.5 cm (87 5/8 × 57 1/8 × 6 7/8 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include Realism, painting. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/95183

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data