Édouard Manet

(noun)

(1832 – 1883) a French painter. One of the first 19th-century artists to approach modern-life subjects, he was a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.

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  • Manet

    • Édouard Manet, a French painter, was a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.
    • Édouard Manet (1832–1883) was a French painter.
    • Manet opened a studio in 1856.
    • Édouard Manet, The Luncheon on the Grass (Le déjeuner sur l'herbe), 1863
    • Express why Édouard Manet is considered a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism

  • Figure

    • Edouard Manet is consider by most a transitional figure from Realism to Impressionism.
    • Manet insisted that a painter be "resolutely of his own time" and that he paint what he sees.
    • Instead of a smooth idealized nude, Manet painted a woman whose nakedness is starkly emphasized by the harsh light.
    • Edouard Manet's early masterworks, like Olympia, engendered great controversy and served as rallying points for the young painters who would create Impressionism.
    • Discuss the figural works of Impressionist painters Manet, Degas, and Renoir.

  • Europe and America from 1850–1900

    • The birth of modern art can be traced back to 1863, the year that Édouard Manet exhibited his painting Le déjeuner sur l'herbe in the Salon des Refusés in Paris.

  • Modern Life

  • The Market

    • Art auctions deal in the most highly valued of art, such as works by Picasso, Manet, Jeff Koons, and Andy Warhol.

  • Post-Impressionism

    • The term "Post-Impressionism" was coined by the British artist and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 to describe the development of French art since Manet.

  • Germany and the United States

    • The Berlin Secession was a group founded in 1898 by painters including Max Liebermann, who broadly shared the artistic approach of Manet and the French Impressionists.