Edouard Manet

Edouard was a french painter in the 19th century. He was born 1832 and died 1883. he was one of the first artist to apporch modern life. He was born in-to the upper class society. In 1856, Manet opened his own studio. His style in this period was characterized by loose brush strokes, simplification of details and the suppression of transitional tones. The roughly painted style and photographic lighting in these works was seen as specifically modern, and as a challenge to the Renaissance works Manet copied or used as source material. His work is considered 'early modern'.

He completed painting his last major work,A BAr at the Folies Begrere, in 1882 and it hung in the Salon that year.

In 1875, a book-length French edition of Edgar Allan Poe "The Raven " included lithographs by Manet and translation by Mallarmé.

In 1881, with pressure from his friend Antonin Proust , the French government awarded Manet the Legion. d'Honneur

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