Manet/Velázquez

Manet/Velázquez
Author: Gary Tinterow
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 610
Release: 2003
Genre: Painting, French
ISBN: 1588390403
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Here approximately two hundred works by French and Spanish artists chart the development of this cultural influence and map a fascinating shift in the paradigm of painting, from Idealism to Realism, from Italy to Spain, from Renaissance to Baroque. Above all, these images demonstrate how direct contact with Spanish painting fired the imagination of nineteenth-century French artists and brought about the triumph of Realism in the 1860s, and with it a foundation for modern art."--BOOK JACKET.

Manet

Manet
Author: Françoise Cachin
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 550
Release: 1983
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0870993593
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Edouard Manet

Edouard Manet
Author: Nathalia Brodskaya
Publisher: Parkstone International
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2012-01-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1780427867
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Edouard Manet (Paris, 1832 – 1883) Manet est l'un des plus célèbres artistes de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle, lié aux impressionnistes sans faire vraiment partie de leur groupe. Chérissant son indépendance, il eut une grande influence sur la peinture française, en partie due au choix de ses sujets tirés de la vie quotidienne, de son usage de couleurs pures et de sa technique rapide et libre. C'est son œuvre qui assura la transition entre le réalisme de Courbet et la vision novatrice des impressionnistes. Issu de la grande bourgeoisie, il choisit de devenir peintre après avoir raté son entrée à l'Ecole navale. Il se forma auprès de Thomas Couture, un peintre académique, mais c'est grâce à ses nombreux voyages à travers l'Europe qu'il entreprit dès 1852, qu'il commença à se faire une idée de ce qu'allait être son style propre. Ses premières peintures étaient essentiellement des scènes de genre, inspirées par son amour pour les maîtres espagnols comme Velazquez et Goya, et le portrait. C'est en 1863 qu'il présenta son chef-d'œuvre Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe au Salon des refusés. Son œuvre déclenchant une polémique entre les défenseurs de l'art académique et les jeunes artistes «refusés », il devint le chef de file de cette nouvelle génération d'artistes. A partir de 1864, le salon officiel accepta ses travaux, provoquant toujours de véhémentes protestations comme ce fut le cas avec Olympia en 1865. En 1866, l'écrivain Zola écrivit un article en faveur du travail de Manet. A cette époque, le peintre était ami avec tous les futurs grands maîtres impressionnistes : Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro et Paul Cézanne, qui s'influençaient les uns les autres ; pourtant il restait délibérément à l'extérieur du groupe. En effet, en 1874 il refusa de présenter ses peintures lors de leur première exposition. Sa dernière apparition dans un salon officiel fut en 1882 avec Un Bar aux Folies-Bergère, l'une de ses œuvres les plus connues. Atteint par la gangrène au cours de l'année 1883, il peignit des natures mortes de fleurs jusqu'au moment où il ne s'en sentit plus capable, et il mourut en laissant derrière lui un grand nombre de dessins et de peintures.

Perspectives on Manet

Perspectives on Manet
Author: Therese Dolan
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781409420743
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Bringing forth fresh perspectives on Manet's art by established scholars, this volume places this compelling and elusive artist's painted oeuvre within a broader cultural context, and links his artistic preoccupations with literary and musical currents. Rather than seeking consensus on his art through one methodology, or focusing on one crucial work or period, this collection investigates the range of Manet's art in the context of his time and considers how his vision has shaped subsequent interpretations. Specific essays explore the relationship between Manet and Whistler; Emile Zola's attitude toward the artist; Manet's engagement with moral and ethical questions in his paintings; and the heritage of Charles Baudelaire and Clement Greenberg in critical responses to Manet. Through these and other analyses, this volume illuminates the scope of Manet's career, and indicates the crucial position the artist held in generating a modernist avant-garde aesthetic.

Delphi Complete Works of Édouard Manet (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of Édouard Manet (Illustrated)
Author: Édouard Manet
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2016-08-28
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1786564998
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The French painter Édouard Manet, often associated with the Impressionists, broke new ground by defying traditional techniques of representation and by choosing contemporary subjects of Parisian life. His ‘Déjeuner sur l’herbe’ and ‘Olympia’ sparked public outcries, while inspiring a new generation of artists to embark on a new focus on modern, urban subjects, winning for Manet a pivotal place in the history of modern art. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Manet’s complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete paintings of Édouard Manet — over 300 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Manet’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings * Easily locate the paintings you wish to view * Includes Manet's pastels - explore the artist’s varied works * Features two bonus biographical pieces on the artist - discover Manet's artistic and personal life * Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books CONTENTS: The Highlights THE ABSINTHE DRINKER MUSIC IN THE TUILERIES GARDEN LE DÉJEUNER SUR L’HERBE OLYMPIA THE FIFER THE EXECUTION OF THE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN OF MEXICO PORTRAIT OF ÉMILE ZOLA THE BALCONY THE READING BERTHE MORISOT THE RAILWAY ARGENTEUIL BOATING NANA THE WAITRESS SELF-PORTRAIT WITH PALETTE AT PÈRE LATHUILLE’S PORTRAT OF HENRI ROCHEFORT A BAR AT THE FOLIES-BERGÈRE The Paintings and Pastels MANET’S PAINTINGS AND PASTELS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTWORKS The Biographical Pieces ÉDOUARD MANET: HIS WORK, HIS INFLUENCE by Camille Mauclair ÉDOUARD MANET by Willard Huntington Wright Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to buy the whole Art series as a Super Set