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title: Horse Racing by Manet
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source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15435/horse-racing-by-manet/
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# Horse Racing by Manet
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15435.png)
## Image Caption
An 1872 oil on canvas painting, *Horse Racing*, by [Edouard Manet](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edouard_Manet/) (1832-83), the French modernist painter. The was a work commissioned by a racing enthusiast. Manet was a frequent race-goer himself, particularly the races held at the Bois de Boulogne. Manet has deliberately blurred the scene and elongated the horses to give the impression of speed. (Private Collection)
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