| Birth name | Édouard Manet |
| Born | January 23, 1832(1832-01-23) Paris |
| Died | April 30, 1883 (aged 51) Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Field | Painting |
| Movement | Realism, Impressionism |
Edouard Manet was born on January 23, 1832 in Paris into the family of August Manet, an officer in the Ministry of Justice, and his wife Eugénie-Désirée, née Fournier, daughter of a diplomat. His uncle, Edmond-Edouard Fournier, gave the boy his first lessons in drawing. In 1844-1848, Manet studied at the College Rollin, where he met his lifelong friend Antonin Proust. In 1848-49, he was trained as a sea cadet on a voyage to Brazil, but in April 1849 he failed his naval examinations and decided to switch to painting. He entered the studio of Thomas Couture, where he studied for 6 years, between 1850 and 1856. In 1856, he took a long travel through Europe.
After traveling in Germany, Austria and Italy to study the Old Masters, Manet finally found the answer to all his questionings and aspirations for light and truth in the paintings of Velasquez and Goya at the Louvre. Influenced by these masters and by the example of Courbet, a French realist painter, he gradually evolved a new technique which presented modern aspects by modern methods
Edouard Manet 1832-1883 :
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Spanish Singer, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1860
Here are the 84 paintings by Edouard Manet 1832-1883 :
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He completed painting his last major work, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (Le Bar aux Folies-Bergère), in 1882 and it hung in the Salon that year.
In 1875, a French edition of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven included lithographs by Manet and translation by Mallarmé.[11]
In 1881, with pressure from his friend Antonin Proust, the French government awarded Manet the Légion d'honneur.
Edouard Manet
Thank you also to our Spanish Singer above Julio.
I have not linked the Tour in yet I will do that on Sunday proper...In the mean time please enjoy this post.
ReplyDeletemilli, were you aware of rangoli or this exact picture, i also received this only through a group mail?
ReplyDeleteyou have really done a marvelous work over here by digging into the scope of the artist, information about the other drawings beside the encyclopedia of the history of the author, it is a great work that you have done, more than the artist you have the art to draw to attention scope of writing
i salute
Hei Milli
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Thank you Rii for stopping by and giving me your thumbs up..Hugz from Milli.
ReplyDeleteDear Wishwa how beautiful are your comments here and whenever you visit i am extremely pleased to see you..
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I love Manet, he always denied being one of the Impressionists, but he was one of their greatest influences and always exhibited with them. He had several paintings turned down by the Salon and the rebel's works have become universal masterpieces that opened the way to modern painting. Thanks for Manet, he's always a favourite.
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Thanks for this tour and some of Manet's wonderful offerings. It is true beauty. Smiles.
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