Manet Monet and the Gare SaintLazare Author:Juliet Wilson-Bareau In 1874, the year of the first Impressionist exhibit, Manet showed his painting Gare Saint-Lazare at the Paris Salon. This book considers the enigmatic painting-exhibited as Le Chemin de fer (The Railway)- and the symbolic importance of the railroad in the work of Manet, Monet, Caillebotte, and other artists of the time. The book identifies the ... more »precise site of Manet`s picture and sheds light on the crucial question of plein air versus studio painting.« less