Manet's portrait painted by Fantin-Latour The last 20 years of Manet's life saw him form bonds with other great artists of the time he developed his own simple and direct style that would be heralded as innovative and serve as a major influence for future painters. Today, these are considered watershed paintings that mark the start of modern art. His early masterworks, The Luncheon on the Grass ( Le déjeuner sur l'herbe) and Olympia, both 1863, caused great controversy and served as rallying points for the young painters who would create Impressionism. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.īorn into an upper-class household with strong political connections, Manet rejected the naval career originally envisioned for him he became engrossed in the world of painting. Édouard Manet ( UK: / ˈ m æ n eɪ/, US: / m æ ˈ n eɪ, m ə ˈ-/ French: 23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883) was a French modernist painter.
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