Source: Wikimedia Commons · image source · Public domain
Le Chemin de fer
The Railway
Édouard Manet · 1873
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
About this painting
Known as Gare Saint-Lazare, it shows a woman and child facing away from the trains — Manet chose steam and iron railings over any view of the tracks themselves.
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
93 × 111 cm (36.6 × 43.7 in)
Painted at
Paris, France
Current location
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Support & Explore
A few ways to see more, or bring a piece of it home.
National Gallery of Art has free general admission
These are affiliate links — using them supports this site at no extra cost to you.
Also Painted in Paris
