Edouard Manet (1832 – 1883) was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.
Born into an upper-class household with strong political connections, Manet rejected the future originally envisioned for him, and became engrossed in the world of painting. His early masterworks, The Luncheon on the Grass (Le déjeuner sur l'herbe) and Olympia, both 1863, caused great controversy and served as rallying points for the young painters who would create Impressionism. Today, these are considered watershed paintings that mark the start of modern art. The last 20 years of Manet's life saw him form bonds with other great artists of the time, and develop his own style that would be heralded as innovative and serve as a major influence for future painters.
Édouard Manet had an upper-class upbringing, but also led a bohemian life, and was driven to scandalize the French Salon public with his disregard for academic conventions and his strikingly modern images of urban life.
Manet's modernity lies above all in his eagerness to update older genres of painting by injecting new content or by altering the conventional elements. He did so with an acute sensitivity to historical tradition and contemporary reality. This was also undoubtedly the root cause of many of the scandals he provoked.
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Born into an upper-class household with strong political connections, Manet rejected the future originally envisioned for him, and became engrossed in the world of painting. His early masterworks, The Luncheon on the Grass (Le déjeuner sur l'herbe) and Olympia, both 1863, caused great controversy and served as rallying points for the young painters who would create Impressionism. Today, these are considered watershed paintings that mark the start of modern art. The last 20 years of Manet's life saw him form bonds with other great artists of the time, and develop his own style that would be heralded as innovative and serve as a major influence for future painters.
Édouard Manet had an upper-class upbringing, but also led a bohemian life, and was driven to scandalize the French Salon public with his disregard for academic conventions and his strikingly modern images of urban life.
Manet's modernity lies above all in his eagerness to update older genres of painting by injecting new content or by altering the conventional elements. He did so with an acute sensitivity to historical tradition and contemporary reality. This was also undoubtedly the root cause of many of the scandals he provoked.
© 2019. All images are copyrighted © by Édouard Manet or assignee. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only.
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| Mr Édouard Manet |
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| 1858-59, The Christ as a Gardener |
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| 1859, The Absinthe Drinker |
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| 1860, The Spanish Singer |
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| 1861, Boy Carrying a Sword |
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| 1861, The surprised nymph, |
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| 1862, Victorine in the Costume of a Matador |
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| 1862, Music in the Tuileries |
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| 1863, Dejeuner sur l'Herbe |
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| 1863, Olympia |
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| 1863, The Old Musician |
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| 1864, Fish (Still Life) |
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| 1864, The Dead Christ with Angels |
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| 1865, Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers |
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| 1865-66, Bullfight |
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| 1865-67, Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher) |
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| 1865-70, The Ragpicker |
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| 1865-73, The Reading |
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| 1866, The Guitar Player |
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| 1866, The Tragic Actor (Rouvière as Hamlet) |
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| 1866, Woman with Parrot |
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| 1866, Young Flautist, or The Fifer |
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| 1868, Breakfast in the Studio (the Black Jacket) |
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| 1868, Portrait of Émile Zola |
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| 1868, The Cats' Rendezvous |
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| 1868, The Execution of Emperor Maximilian |
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| 1868-69, The Balcony |
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| 1872, Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of Violets |
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| 1874, Boating |
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| 1874, Portrait of Berthe Morisot with a Fan |
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| 1874-76, Madame Manet |
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| 1876, Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé |
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| 1877, Nana |
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| 1878, The Cafe Concert |
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| 1878, The Plum |
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| 1879, Chez le père Lathuille |
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| 1879, In the Conservatory |
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| 1879, Self-Portrait with Palette |
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| 1879-80, Woman Reading |
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| 1880, Bunch of Asparagus |
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| 1882, Flowers in a Crystal Vase |
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| 1882, House in Rueil |
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| 1882, The Bugler |
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| 1882, Un Bar aux Folies-Bergère |
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| 1883, Carnations and Clematis in a Crystal Vase |
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| 1883, Still Life, Lilac Bouquet |
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