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Painting of the Month

Detail from Menzel, 'Afternoon in the Tuileries Gardens', 1867.

Menzel, 'Afternoon in the Tuileries Gardens', 1867.

A recent acquisition, Menzel's painting now hangs alongside Manet's picture of the same Parisian gardens. But why was Menzel in Paris in 1867, and what was his opinion of the emerging Impressionist style?

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Past Painting of the Month:
Music in the Tuileries Gardens