Why it matters
A fashionably dressed woman sits on a bench in a conservatory while her husband leans behind it. Their hands almost touch, but their absent gazes create a sense of detachment that critics have interpreted in very different ways.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1879.
- The couple are Manet's friends the Guillemets, who owned a clothing shop.
- The conservatory, on the Rue d'Amsterdam, was Manet's studio for nine months.
Based on the Wikipedia article In the Conservatory (CC BY-SA 4.0).
