The Toilers of the Sea
The story
Three fishermen ride a wind-driven sea in a small boat, their faces barely sketched but charged with tension. Painted in 1873, Manet leaves it unclear whether they'll make it back to shore or be swallowed by the storm. The scene hangs suspended, almost cinematic.
- Artist
- Édouard Manet
- Year
- 1873
- Period
- Impressionist
- Where it lives
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, online collection
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share
