Édouard MANET<br/> <em>The melon</em> (c. 1880) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 32.6 x 44.1 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1926<br /> 2026-3<br /> <!--4162-->
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Drop-by Drawing with Kenny Pittock | The Melon

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Artwork: The melon, c. 1880 | Édouard MANET
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Melbourne artist Kenny Pittock discovers a fruitful source of inspiration from Édouard Manet’s The melon in this in still life sketching lesson.

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