Bullfight Death of the Bull Oil Painting on Canvas After Édouard Manet 33"

Description

Vintage oil painting on canvas titled Bullfight (also known as Bullfight in Spain - Death of the Bull), originally painted in 1865–1866 by the French pre-Impressionist master Édouard Manet. Gold acanthus foliate frame.

Édouard Manet (1832–1883) captures a raw, dramatic moment in a Spanish bullring. A matador holding a red cape stands in the foreground facing a black bull, while a gored horse lies dead on the right side of the arena. The grandstands of the amphitheater rise in the background, packed with a blurred, colorful crowd.



Edouard Manet’s trip to Spain in the fall of 1865 lasted only about 10 days, though it had a profound impact on him. In a letter to his friend the poet Charles Baudelaire, he described a bullfight he attended in Madrid as “one of the finest, most curious and most terrifying sights to be seen.” He made quick sketches there that informed several later canvases, including this one. Here he presented the moment of truth, as bullfighter and bull face one another, a gored horse lies dead or dying on the sand.”

Manet took a brief but profoundly influential 10-day trip to Spain in the fall of 1865. In letters to his close friend, the poet Charles Baudelaire, he described a live bullfight he witnessed in Madrid as "one of the finest, most curious and most terrifying sights to be seen," which directly inspired this composition.

The Original Masterpiece oil-on-canvas is a prominent part of the permanent collection in the Art Institute of Chicago.

Condition

Gentle wear to frame

Dimensions

32.5" x 2" x 28.5" (W x D x H)