The Croquet Party (La partie de croquet)

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Manet shows a group of his family and friends playing croquet-a pastime newly imported from England-at the fashionable resort of Boulogne on the Normandy Coast. He masterfully evok es the sea breeze that tugs at skirts, blows through flags and causes a woman to clutch at her hat. Croquet was known as an occasion for dalliance between the sexes. Manet hints at a flirtatious relationship between his stepson, L¨¦on Leenhoff, in brown trousers, and a young artist, Jeanne Gonzal¨¨s, who stands close by in fashionable yellow and blue attire. Title The Croquet Party (La partie de croquet) Creator ¨¦douard Manet Date Created 1871 Physical Dimensions Unframed 18 x 28 3/4 inches (45.72 x 73.03 cm) Framed 27 1/2 x 38 x 2 7/8 inches (69.85 x 96.52 x 7.3 cm) Rights Gift of Henry W. and Marion H. Bloch Medium Oil on canvas Culture French Show more