the impressionist painted en plein air from local life in the garden of saint-andres blisgabro, which the family of the artist's aunt. there is no complex story in the work, an everyday moment is captured - a walk by a lady in the garden, but for manet the plot is the immediate impression of the play of sunlight on a dress, the brightness of colors, flowering bushes and trees. another feature of the master's painting is the use of contrasting colors on canvases, for example. ultramarine or cobalt with cadmium yellow or red cinnabar, even the shadows are conveyed in shades of blue, lilac, without gray and black colors. this approach turns the coloring into a motley carpet, which pleases the eye so much. the compositions of manet's works are dynamic, often the center of the composition is shifted from the geometric center of the painting, which enhances the impression of a random moment. free work with a brush, lightly laid strokes convey ripples on the water, the movement of clouds and leaves, creating a feeling of light, wind and ... air. corner of the garden in mangeron and the shore