The Railway

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.

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