Painted between 1858 and 1859, The Boy with Cherries (Gamin aux Cerises) is one of Édouard Manet’s most moving early character studies. The model was Alexandre, a fifteen-year-old boy hired by Manet to clean his studio brushes and run errands in Paris. Drawing inspiration from 17th-century Spanish genre scenes by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo and Dutch master works, Manet framed the boy leaning over a parapet wearing a red cap, his apron brimming with ripe cherries. Tragically, shortly after the painting was completed, the young boy took his own life in Manet’s studio—an event that deeply traumatized the artist and inspired Charles Baudelaire’s famous prose poem Le Corde (The Rope). Preserved today in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, this masterpiece remains an enduring symbol of youth, innocence, and early modern Realism.
Studio Craftsmanship & Quality Highlights
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100% Hand-Painted Execution: Meticulously hand-crafted layer by layer by senior specialist artists, faithfully recreating Manet’s rich, warm glazes, glossy cherry highlights, and expressive facial details.
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Archival-Grade Materials: Rendered on heavy-weight, high-density pure linen canvas using premium oil pigments to ensure lifetime color permanence, maximum UV resistance, and museum-grade structural stability.
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Old Master Warmth & Tender Realism: Accurately renders the red cap accents, subtle stone parapet textures, and quiet emotional depth of the original museum masterpiece.
Recommended Space Placement
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Residential: Formal dining rooms, cozy breakfast nooks, family sitting rooms, executive home studies, or portrait gallery corridors.
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Commercial: Fine dining venues, boutique bed-and-breakfasts, cultural centers, and classical fine art galleries.
5. Product Specifications
| Feature | Details |
| Title | The Boy with Cherries (Gamin aux Cerises) |
| Original Artist | Édouard Manet |
| Original Execution Date | $1858 – 1859$ (Paris, France / Early Realist Period) |
| Art Style & Genre | Realism (Genre Painting / Youth Portrait) |
| Production Method | $100\%$ Hand-Painted Oil on Canvas |
| Medium | Artist-Grade Oil Paint on Pure Linen Canvas |
| Custom Size Options | Available in standard museum scales or custom-scaled dimensions |
| Location of Original | Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Shipping Format | Rolled in Heavy-Duty Protective Tube (Stretched/Framed options available) |
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