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Édouard Manet

French painter (1832-1883) · France · Artists · Died at 51

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He painted a nude woman at a picnic with clothed men, stared down the fury, and cracked open what painting could be. The scandal that greeted his canvases became the hinge between the old academy and everything that came after.

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1883Died30 April 18831871“Only party hacks and the ambitious, the Henry's of this world following on the heels of the Milliéres, the grotesque imitators of the Commune of 1793..”In their words21 March 1871Letter to Félix Bracquemond (21 March 1871), published in Manet by Himself (1995) by Julliet Wilson-Bareau

“I never imagined that France could be represented by such doddering old fools, not excepting that little twit Thiers...”In their words18 March 1871Quote from Manet's letter to Félix Bracquemond (18 March 1871); as cited in Manet by Himself (1995) by Julliet Wilson-Bareau

1867“My dear Zola, - I am making up my mind to hold a private show. I have at least two score pictures to exhibit.”In their words2 January 1867Quote of Manet's letter to Zola, Wednesday, 2 January 1867; as quoted on: SCRIBD - 'Manet's letters'

1865“I should be going with Champfleury and Stevens, but they keep putting it off. Anyway, they are bloody bores.”In their words23 August 1865Quote in a letter, 23 August 1865, to his friend Zacharie Astruc; as quoted in Manet by Himself, Correspondence & Conversation; Paintings,

1862“So, they'd prefer me to do a nude, would they? Fine I'll do them a nude..”In their wordsManet's quote to his friend Antonin Proust in 1862, from Manet, Francoise Cachin, Barrie & Jenkins, London 1991, p. 16

1850“I don't know why I'm here. Everything before our eyes is ridiculous. The light is wrong, the shadows are wrong.”In their wordsManet's early quote in 1850, spoken to his friend Antonin Proust; as quoted in Manet, Nathalia Brodskaya, Parkstone International, 2011, ,

1832Born23 January 1832

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  1. Only party hacks and the ambitious, the Henry's of this world following on the heels of the Milliéres, the grotesque imitators of the Commune of 1793..

    Mar 21, 1871, Letter to Félix Bracquemond (21 March 1871), published in Manet by Himself (1995) by Julliet Wilson-Bareau, Own words

  2. I never imagined that France could be represented by such doddering old fools, not excepting that little twit Thiers...

    Mar 18, 1871, Quote from Manet's letter to Félix Bracquemond (18 March 1871); as cited in Manet by Himself (1995) by Julliet Wilson-Bareau, Own words

  3. Goodbye my dear Suzanne [his wife], your portraits are hanging in every corner of the bedroom, so I see you first and last thing..

    Dec 3, 1870, Quote from Manet's letter to his wife, Suzanne Leenhof, 3 December 1870; as quoted in Manet by Himself, Correspondence & Conversation;, Own words

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Born into a well-connected upper-class French family on 23 January 1832, Manet turned away from the naval path his parents imagined and disappeared into paint. In 1863 he unveiled The Luncheon on the Grass, followed two years later by Olympia - both detonated outrage from critics and the Academy of Fine Arts, but progressive artists saw them as the breakthrough into a new style, Impressionism. Those works are now considered watershed paintings that mark the start of modern art. Over his final two decades Manet formed bonds with the great artists of his era and refined a simple, direct style that became a major influence for painters who followed. He died on 30 April 1883.

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Lived 1832 to 1883 · aged 51

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