Manet: Painter of Modern Life
By (Author) Franoise Cachin
By (author) Rachel Kaplan
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Thames & Hudson Ltd
1st June 1995
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Paintings and painting
History of art
759.4
Paperback
176
Width 125mm, Height 177mm
The work of Manet is defined in this book - he was an artist who interpreted modern life with a fresh handling of colour and tone. Yet he craved official recognition and was dogged by notoriety. He rejected traditional conventions in paintings such as Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe and Olympia.