蒬ouard Manet: Tarring the Boat (Le Bateau goudronn?; 蒬ouard Manet; July-August 1873; Oil on canvas; The scene depicts a beach in Berck-sur-Mer; France; a fishing village on the Channel coast that 蒬ouard Manet visited with his family in 1873. Without a port to shelter their boats; the fishermen in Berck beached their vessels in the sand along the water. Here; they are applying flaming tar to a boat to protect it from dampness while they are ashore.; Overall: 19 11/16 x 24 1/8 in. (50 x 61.2 cm)