Portrait of Leon Leenhoff ( born Young Boy Peeling a Pear ) is an early work by French artist Edouard Manet .
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| Eduard Manet | ||
| Portrait of Leon Leenhoff . 1868 | ||
| English Young Boy Peeling a Pear | ||
| canvas, oil. 85 × 71 cm | ||
| National Museum of Sweden , Stockholm | ||
| ( Inv. ) | ||
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Description
A young man sits at the table and cleans the pear from the crust along with a layer of wax. The artist just gave the transitional age of a teenager who already felt the first signs of growing up - hence the fashionable hairstyle, tie and the first unshaven stubble.
Provenance
The painting was in the collection of the artist Anders Zorn (1860-1920), who worked in Paris. In 1896, Zorn presented the painting to the National Museum of Sweden, which was a valuable contribution to the museum's collection of works by the predecessors and creators of French impressionism.