Venice was a favorite subject for Impressionist. Monet painted his
masterpiece San
Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk in 1908.
Manet visited the Grand Canal Venice in September 1875
with his friend and fellow painter from outside the Impressionist
circle James Tissot, who had settled in London after the
Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71.
Manet had spent time painting alongside Claude Monet that summer.
But The Grand Canal of Venice is different in mood from
Manet's North Atlantic seascapes, reflecting a unique experiment.
Although the watery splendour of Venice has inspired
many great artists, Manet found it hard to settle According to
artist Mary Cassatt, "he was thoroughly discouraged and depressed
at his inability to paint anything to satisfaction".
But in spite of this, he employed brighter colors and
broken brushstrokes to create the visual splendor of Venetian
canals, and made this painting one of his most dashingly
Impressionist art works.
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