Edouard Manet
(23 January 1832 - 30 April 1883) |
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Art Work
| Name: |
Edouard Manet |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Place of Birth: |
Paris, France |
| Nationality: |
French |
| Birth: |
23 January 1832 |
| Death: |
30 April 1883 |
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Quick Facts
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oil painting |
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Realism, Impressionism |
| Fine Art Profession(s): |
Painter
Printmaker
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Biography
Edouard Manet, a French painter, was an instrumental figure in the development of the early Impressionist movement and especially the transition away from Realism. Born into a wealthy and reputable Parisian family, Manet was first encouraged to pursue art by his uncle, Charles Fournier, despite his father's wishes for him to become a lawyer or join the navy. After training under the academic painter Thomas Couture and traveling Europe, Manet opened up his own studio in 1856. In this period, Manet's paintings were primarily influenced by his realist teacher Couture, but already showed evidence of the sketch-like brushstrokes and simplification of details that would dominate his mature style.
Perhaps Manet's most well-known painting, the Luncheon on the Grass, was created in 1863. It was first rejected for exhibition in the Salon Paris and engendered widespread controversy when it was shown later in the Salon des Refuses. The notoriety that accompanied Luncheon on the Grass and the later Olympia, in which the artist addressed the themes of prostitution and sexuality, made Manet a favorite among the French avante garde artists. These young painters would form the nucleus of the mature Impressionist movement. Manet, however, preferred not to align himself with the Impressionists and he continued to show his work in the Salon Paris, contrary to the Impressionists' rejection of its authority. Manet's work is seen as much more anticipatory of Impressionism rather than fully representative of it. |
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