Why it matters
Sixteen-year-old Léon Leenhoff, son of Suzanne Leenhoff, stands with his back to the other figures in the dining room of Manet's rented house in Boulogne-sur-Mer. The work is acknowledged as 'brilliantly painted and a major Manet work'.
Did you know?
- It was painted in the summer of 1868.
- The seated man smokes a cigar over coffee and a digestif.
- Its meaning is still debated.
Based on the Wikipedia article Luncheon in the Studio (CC BY-SA 4.0).
