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Currently, for safety, we're able to ship framed paintings only up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached, the framing option is automatically disabled.
However, if you are interested in stretching or framing a painting larger than 24x36 inches (60x90 cm), please contact one of our customer success associates or let us know in your order notes. We will send you a catalog of our large framing styles and pricing options.
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Le Chemin de Fer (The Railway) is a large oil on canvas painted by the revolutionary artist Edouard Manet in 1873, during the height of his fame as a polarizing artist. It depicts a woman who is looking at the viewer and a girl looking in the opposite direction at a train that can be either coming or departing. Manet was ostracized by many critics of his time for depicting everyday scenes. Still, today he is hailed as one of Modern art history's fundamental painters, breaking away from conventions to pursue greater personal expression.
The masterpiece Le Chemin de Fer is presently part of the National Gallery collection and measures 93.3 x 111.5 cm. At the left portion of the picture is Victorine Meurent, one of Manet's favorite models, which he worked extensively with during the 1860s. Victorine is looking at the viewer while a puppy is sleeping on her lap, and she has an open book in her hands. Her dress, which is dark blue, and her black hat create a dynamic contrast with the little girl featured in a light blue and white dress, who has her back to the viewer.
The child is clinging to a black gate, which separates the two planes: the foreground with the girls and the background with an almost abstract rendition of the station. The white smoke takes most of the space, and we can only see parts of buildings represented in blotches of color. This undefined aspect is one of the many innovations of Manet's work, which was frowned upon by many of his contemporaries.
Manet studied at the studio of Thomas Couture, an Academic painter who studied under Delaroche. Instead of entering the École des Beaux-Arts institution, he chose to learn under Couture, already knowing that he wouldn't deal well with Academic restrictions. Since the beginning of his classes, Manet complained to his childhood friend and later Minister of Culture, Antonin Proust, about his conflicting views with his master.
Thomas Couture was essentially a historical painter, and he dedicated himself to Greek and Roman scenes, valuing the subject of his works just as much as its representation. After Manet painted The Absinthe Drinker, a picture strongly influenced by Diego Velázquez, Couture made a mocking comment about it, saying that the "drinker" must have been Manet himself. Manet left and opened his studio, soon being supported by the likes of Eugene Delacroix and Charles Baudelaire.
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