Eric Sutphin and Noah Dillon discuss Manet's Boating at the Met, exploring vision and art criticism

At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, painter and writer Eric Sutphin engaged in a conversation with Noah Dillon about Édouard Manet's Boating (1874) for artcritical.com. Although Sutphin initially selected William-Adolphe Bouguereau's Nymphs and Satyr (1873), which was not on display, he referenced Simon Schama's 2006 documentary series The Power of Art, correcting its assertion regarding raw canvas. He highlighted Manet's unconventional Impressionist traits, connecting them to Paul Virilio's Open Sky (2008). Sutphin contrasted Manet with Bouguereau, a critic of Impressionism, and examined the painting's abstraction and pentimento. Additionally, he reviewed "The Forever Now" at MoMA and has written for Art in America and The Brooklyn Rail. He resides in New York City and is an alumnus of Rutgers University and The School of Visual Arts.