Le Déjeuner Sur l’Herbe: Les Trois Femmes Noires

Le déjeuner sur l'herbe: Les Trois Femmes Noires is a massive painting created by the African-American visual artist Mickalene Thomas. [1] The paintings both a critique of and reference to Édouard Manet's 1863 painting Le dejeuner sur l'herbe.[2] Thomas' piece portrays three bold, black women adorned with rich colors, patterned clothing, and radiant Afro-styled hair; the women's positioning and posing is reminiscent of the subjects of Manet's piece, but the gazes of all three women are fixed on the viewer.[3] Thomas created the painting, her largest piece at the time, in 2010 after being commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City to create a display piece for 53rd street window of the museum's restaurant The Modern.[4]

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