The Luncheon, Claude Monet
Claude Monet
The Luncheon
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Claude Monet

The Luncheon, 1868 – 1869


Dimensions
231.5 x 151.5 cm
Physical Description
Oil on canvas
Inventory Number
SG 170
Acquisition
Acquired in 1910
Status
On loan

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About the Work

Art history would probably have taken a different course if the jury of the Paris Salon had not turned down this painting by Monet in 1870. This rejection was followed four years later by the first exhibition of the Impressionists, where Monet presented the work. It shows his family, a guest and a maidservant during luncheon. The liberal brushwork that Monet will apply in ‘La Grenouillère’ a few months later is not yet visible. This is a private scene from everyday life, but the nearly monumental format chosen by the artist raises its status to that of history painting.

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Kunst|Stück – Claude Monet: Das Mittagessen (Le déjeuner)
Sammlungshighlights des Städel Museums in unterhaltsamen und informativen Filmen – das sind die Kunst|Stücke. Entdecken Sie spannende Details zu Kunstwerken aus ungewöhnlichen Blickwinkeln in unter zwei Minuten. Claude Monet: Das Mittagessen (Le déjeuner) (1868), Städel Museum Frankfurt. https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/de/werk/das-mittagessen#yt
ASK AN ARTWORK – Fragen an die Kunst, Antworten aus dem Home Office: Claude Monet #StaydelAtHome
Claude Monets "Das Mittagessen": Ein bürgerliches Idyll dargestellt auf stolzen 2,30 x1,50m. Doch warum zeigt uns Monet diese alltägliche Szene in solch einer Größe? Und wer sind all diese Frauen auf dem Bild? Wer ist die Mutter des Kindes? In der Serie ASK AN ARTWORK beantwortet die Kunsthistorikerin Anna Huber (Mitarbeiterin der Abteilung Bildung und Vermittlung) aus dem Home Office Fragen, die wir an die Kunst haben. Denn während der Coronakrise kommt das Städel zu euch: #StaydelAtHome Findet Claude Monets Werk "Das Mittagessen" in der Digitalen Sammlung: https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/de/werk/das-mittagessen Claude Monet`s "The Luncheon": a bourgeois idyll shown on proud 2.3 by 1.5 metres. But why is the painting so big? Who are all the women on this painting? And who is the mother of the child? In the series ASK AN ARTWORK art historian Anna Huber (Educational Department of the Städel Museum) answers the questions that we have for art – from home office. Because during the Corona-Crisis, if you can’t come to the Städel Museum, then the Städel Museum will come to you: #StaydelAtHome Find Claude Monet's "The Luncheon" in our Digital Collection: https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/en/work/the-luncheon

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02.12.2024