| Luncheon in the Studio | |
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| Artist | Édouard Manet |
| Year | 1868 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 118 cm × 154 cm (46 in × 61 in) |
| Location | Neue Pinakothek, Munich |
Luncheon in the Studio (or The Luncheon) is an 1868 oil painting by Édouard Manet. Partially a portrait of 16-year-old Léon Leenhoff — the son of Suzanne Leenhoff before her 1863 marriage to Manet, and possibly the son of Manet or Manet's father Auguste — it is also an enigmatic work that has received limited attention within Manet's oeuvre.[1] Critic Nan Stalnaker notes that "despite continued questions about its meaning, the work is acknowledged to be brilliantly painted and a major Manet work".
- ^ Collins, 107; Stalnaker, 121