Le Suicidé

Le Suicidé
Artist Édouard Manet
Year 1877 (1877)-1881 (1881)
Type Oil on canvas
Dimensions 38 cm × 46 cm (15 in × 18 in)
Location Foundation E.G. Bührle, Zurich, Switzerland

Le Suicidé is a painting by Édouard Manet, completed between 1877 and 1881.[1] The painting has been noted for its "grim" and "realistic" portrayal of death.[2] Its realism has fueled speculation that it depicts an actual suicide, but whose is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ Turner, Jane. "Manet, Edouard". The Grove dictionary of art: From Monet to Cézanne. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 292. ISBN 0-312-22971-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=ExiJFPrNrKkC&lpg=PA292&dq=the%20suicide%20by%20manet&pg=PA292#v=onepage&q=the%20suicide%20by%20manet&f=false. 
  2. ^ a b Paradis, Holly (June 12, 2005). "Le Suicide: Manet's Modern Crucifixion". PsyArt: A Hyperlink Journal for the Psychological Study of the Arts. ISSN 2123-4434.