| La Nymphe surprise (Surprised Nymph) | |
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| Artist | Édouard Manet |
| Year | 1861 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 122 cm × 144 cm (48 in × 57 in) |
| Location | National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires |
La Nymphe surprise, or Surprised Nymph, is a painting by the French impressionist painter Édouard Manet, created in 1861. The model was Suzanne Leenhoff, a pianist whom he married two years later. The painting is a key work in Manet's production, marking the beginning of a new period in his artistic career and generally in the history of modernism in French painting. It is in National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires[1] and it is considered one of the collection's highlights. La Nymphe surprise remained in the artist's possession his entire life, and there is evidence that, apart from the emotional significance it represented for the artist, Manet considered this painting as one of his most important works.[2][3][4]
- ^ "La Nymphe surprise". Google Cultural Institute. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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- ^ Willard Huntington Wright (1928). "Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning". p. [page needed].