Description
Large billowing sails rise above boats near the center and left of Manet’s Marine, with rolling waves and smaller vessels extending across the water. The different vessels give the water a varied activity, bringing nearer and more distant boats into the same broad scene. The open setting allows their movement and the sea’s surface to remain parts of one broad scene.
Made in 1865–1866, the work combines etching, aquatint, roulette and bitten tone in brown ink on laid paper and exists in its only recorded state. The several techniques bring different textures into a single print, allowing sails, water and darker passages to receive distinct treatments. Manet makes the marine scene substantial through those relations, where the vessels provide points of attention within a space larger than their individual forms.
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