In 1871, Édouard Manet painted "Interieur à Arcachon". The French-Prussian War was over and the painter had joined with his family in the south of France. In this picture seems that Manet has painted a domestic scene differently than the precedents works, for instance "Le Déjeuner dans l’atelier" (1868-69), in which the painter had reshaped the interior spaces emphasising the planar surface of canvas. Like this painting, however, "Intérieur à Arcachon" might contain a more intimate meaning connected with the development of Manet’s art. This essay aims to read this painting as a pivotal painter’s work after the war, that wants stress a distance with the others of 1860s. If with "Le Déjeuner dans l’atelier" Manet seems to paint – using his stepson Léon as alter ego – the passage from the late romantic and realistic subjects (the armoury on the chair, at left) to an image that pays attention on the immediacy of vision (the still-life on the table is maybe a metaphor of this will), with "Intérieur à Arcachon" he represented the passage from inside to outside. In particular, in this canvas, Manet worked on the theme of the gaze – or better, of the beholder – representing his wife Suzanne watching the seascape through the window, ancient metaphor of the painting, and, in that moment, new symbol of the view of the modern and dynamic world. In this way, the painting puts itself in continuity with some of previous Manet’s works, as well as those of Morisot, Degas, Monet, and before of Caillebotte’s pictures.
Nel 1871, Édouard Manet dipinge "Interieur à Arcachon". La guerra franco-prussiana era finita e il pittore si era unito alla sua famiglia nel sud della Francia. In questo quadro sembra che Manet abbia dipinto una scena domestica in modo diverso rispetto alle opere precedenti, ad esempio "Le Déjeuner dans l'atelier" (1868-69), in cui il pittore aveva rimodellato gli spazi interni dando risalto alla superficie planare della tela. Come quest'ultimo dipinto, tuttavia, "Intérieur à Arcachon" potrebbe contenere un significato più intimo legato allo sviluppo dell'arte di Manet. Questo saggio si propone di leggere questo quadro come un'opera fondamentale del dopoguerra franco-prussiano, marcando una distanza con gli altri degli anni Sessanta del XIX secolo. Se con "Le Déjeuner dans l'atelier" Manet sembra dipingere - utilizzando il figliastro Léon come alter ego - il passaggio dai soggetti tardo romantici e realistici (l'armeria sulla sedia, a sinistra) a un'immagine che pone attenzione all'immediatezza della visione (la natura morta sul tavolo è forse una metafora di questa volontà), con "Intérieur à Arcachon" rappresenta il passaggio dall'interno all'esterno. In particolare, in questa tela, Manet ha lavorato sul tema dello sguardo - o meglio, di chi guarda - che rappresenta la moglie Suzanne che guarda il paesaggio marino attraverso la finestra, antica metafora del dipinto, e, in quel momento, nuovo simbolo della visione del mondo moderno e dinamico. In questo modo, il dipinto si pone in continuità con alcune delle opere precedenti di Manet, oltre a quelle di Morisot, Degas, Monet, anticipando in questo modo anche i quadri di Caillebotte.
Dall’interno all’esterno. Intérieur à Arcachon di Édouard Manet / Piccioni, Matteo. - In: L'UOMO NERO. - ISSN 1828-4663. - STAMPA. - 13:L'Uomo nero all'opera | Esercizi di lettura(2016), pp. 12-27.
Dall’interno all’esterno. Intérieur à Arcachon di Édouard Manet
PICCIONI, MATTEO
2016
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In 1871, Édouard Manet painted "Interieur à Arcachon". The French-Prussian War was over and the painter had joined with his family in the south of France. In this picture seems that Manet has painted a domestic scene differently than the precedents works, for instance "Le Déjeuner dans l’atelier" (1868-69), in which the painter had reshaped the interior spaces emphasising the planar surface of canvas. Like this painting, however, "Intérieur à Arcachon" might contain a more intimate meaning connected with the development of Manet’s art. This essay aims to read this painting as a pivotal painter’s work after the war, that wants stress a distance with the others of 1860s. If with "Le Déjeuner dans l’atelier" Manet seems to paint – using his stepson Léon as alter ego – the passage from the late romantic and realistic subjects (the armoury on the chair, at left) to an image that pays attention on the immediacy of vision (the still-life on the table is maybe a metaphor of this will), with "Intérieur à Arcachon" he represented the passage from inside to outside. In particular, in this canvas, Manet worked on the theme of the gaze – or better, of the beholder – representing his wife Suzanne watching the seascape through the window, ancient metaphor of the painting, and, in that moment, new symbol of the view of the modern and dynamic world. In this way, the painting puts itself in continuity with some of previous Manet’s works, as well as those of Morisot, Degas, Monet, and before of Caillebotte’s pictures.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.