Manet’s painting titled Boating from 1874, set in Gennevilliers where Manet vacationed at the time, was inspired by Japanese prints.
The Impressionist painter and Édouard Manet’s sister-in-law Berthe Morisot encouraged the artist to paint outdoors, in plein air, which was characteristic of the Impressionist movement. Manet’s painting titled Boating from 1874, set in Gennevilliers where Manet vacationed at the time, was inspired by Japanese prints. Like many Impressionist works it depicts an aspect of modern life and leisure. In Gennevilliers, Manet often spent time with Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.