Édouard Manet
Manet's studio through the 1870s, until July 1878. Its windows overlooked the rue Mosnier, now the rue de Berne, which he painted several times including the flags hung for the national holiday of 30 June 1878.
4 rue de Saint-Pétersbourg
Still standing
Outside only
Someone else
Manet's studio through the 1870s, whose windows looked down on what was then the rue Mosnier — the street he painted repeatedly, flags and all, in the summer of 1878.
- 4 rue de Saint-Pétersbourg, 75008 Paris
- Manet's studio through the 1870s, until July 1878
The place, briefly
Édouard Manet used this studio through the 1870s, leaving it in July 1878. It sat in the Quartier de l'Europe, the district of new streets laid out around the Gare Saint-Lazare — the same quarter, and very nearly the same years, in which Claude Monet was painting inside the station itself.
The windows are the reason this address matters. They overlooked what was then the rue Mosnier, and Manet painted the view down into it several times: the street with workmen, the street with a one-legged man on crutches, and most famously the street hung end to end with tricolours for the national holiday of 30 June 1878. That day was a state-organised celebration marking France's recovery after the defeat of 1870 and the Commune, and both Manet and Monet went out and painted the flags — Monet on the rue Montorgueil, Manet from his own window.
The rue Mosnier has since been renamed the rue de Berne. The studio building on the rue de Saint-Pétersbourg stands and is private.
Key facts
- Through the 1870s, until July 1878
- The rue Mosnier, now the rue de Berne
- The rue Mosnier series, including the flags of 30 June 1878
- The Quartier de l'Europe, around the Gare Saint-Lazare
- Private building — exterior only
Timeline
Manet paints the rue Mosnier hung with flags for the celebration of 30 June.
He leaves the studio in July and takes an apartment at 39 rue de Saint-Pétersbourg.
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Questions before you go
What is the rue Mosnier today?
It is now the rue de Berne, in the 8th arrondissement.
What was the 30 June 1878 celebration?
A state-organised national holiday marking France's recovery after the defeat of 1870 and the Commune. Paris was hung with flags, and both Manet and Monet painted the streets that day.
Can you see the studio?
No. The building stands but is private and unmarked.
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