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Artists in 60 Seconds: Édouard Manet

By Shelley Esaak, About.com

© The Samuel Courtauld Trust, Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery, London; Used with permission

Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883). Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882). Oil on canvas. 96 x 130 cm. P.1934.SC.234. Photograph provided by J. Paul Getty Museum.

© The Samuel Courtauld Trust, Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery, London

Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:

Realism > Impressionism

Date and Place of Birth:

January 23, 1832, Paris, France

Life:

Manet, who was classically trained at the École des Beaux-Arts, rejected historical painting to experiment with new techniques. He in turn, was consistantly rejected by the Salon. He was a founding father of Impressionism and was a crucial part of the famous Salon des Refusés in 1863.

Important Works:

  • Dejeuner sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the Grass), 1863
  • Olympia, 1863
  • Bar at the Folies-Bergère, 1882

Date and Place of Death:

April 30, 1883, Paris, France

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