Bonjour Arties.Today I shall discuss Edouard Manet (1832–1883) He was born to a bourgeoisie family in Paris, France, in 1832, Edouard Manet was born to paint. Manet was always fanatically fascinated by art. Annoyingly for him his parents ( Auguste Manet, a high-ranking judge, and Eugénie-Desirée Fournier, the daughter of a diplomat and the goddaughter of the Swedish crown prince) did not share his vocation. Affluent and well connected, the couple hoped their son would choose a more respectable career, preferably law. Edouard refused. He only wanted to create art. The Manets snubbed his desire to pursue an artistic career; but after time he eventually triumphed over the argument and finally they supported his dream to attend art school. He successfully studied the old masters in Europe. Manet's most famous works include the controversial "The Luncheon on the Grass.":1863.This was perceived in it's time as indecent and the other was "Olympia" :1865 deemed scandalous !!!!
( Both these paintings I shall be discussing in a future post ) Manet led the French transition from realism to impressionism. By the time of his death, in 1883, he was a dear and respected revolutionary.Oo La La ! He left behind a reputation that would forever define him as a bold and rather saucy influential artist.
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