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Édouard Manet
From his second-floor window, <anchor>Édouard Manet</anchor> captured the Fête de la Paix (Celebration of Peace), a national holiday declared on June 30 1878 to celebrate the recent Exposition Universelle (the 3rd World's Fair in Paris). The painting is full of staccato brushwork in a plethora of reds, whites and blues of the French flag.
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# Édouard Manet

## Jan 23, 1832 - Apr 30, 1883

Édouard Manet was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.

Born into an upper-class household with strong political connections, Manet rejected the future originally envisioned for him, and became engrossed in the world of painting. His early masterworks, The Luncheon on the Grass and Olympia, both 1863, caused great controversy and served as rallying points for the young painters who would create Impressionism. Today, these are considered watershed paintings that mark the start of modern art. The last 20 years of Manet's life saw him form bonds with other great artists of the time, and develop his own style that would be heralded as innovative and serve as a major influence for future painters.

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[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Manet)

[Online Exhibit **Artist highlights**  **Slideshow auto-selected from multiple collections**](/story/oAURCwWHtimGOg "Artist highlights")

### 2 stories

[Story **A New Look at Manet's 'La Toilette'**  **The Courtauld Institute of Art**](/story/bwXhLn3M6quVSw "A New Look at Manet's 'La Toilette'")

[Story **Quiz: Manet vs. Monet**](/story/DwVh4LXXxdM42w "Quiz: Manet vs. Monet")

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[Berthe Morisot With a Bouquet of Violets](/asset/berthe-morisot-with-a-bouquet-of-violets/BgE_z2CPRYBI1A "Berthe Morisot With a Bouquet of Violets")

[Luncheon on the Grass](/asset/luncheon-on-the-grass/twELHYoc3ID_VA "Luncheon on the Grass")

[The Balcony](/asset/the-balcony/ggFK0UgXAd7OCA "The Balcony")

[The Absinthe Drinker](/asset/the-absinthe-drinker-edouard-manet/zwG8nxV1nz8icQ "The Absinthe Drinker")

[Olympia](/asset/olympia-manet-edouard/hAFDuawYhIQCrQ "Olympia")

[Olympia](/asset/olympia/ywFEI4rxgCSO1Q "Olympia")

[The Railway](/asset/the-railway-edouard-manet/kAHNAxL76AyLUA "The Railway")

[Chez Tortoni](/asset/chez-tortoni-édouard-manet/hwEs0DyFGfGLNQ "Chez Tortoni")

[The Spanish Singer](/asset/the-spanish-singer-Édouard-manet/LQHsrQXhORGpsA "The Spanish Singer")

[The Dead Toreador](/asset/the-dead-toreador-edouard-manet/7gHgdH2tKqL9LA "The Dead Toreador")

[Executie van keizer Maximiliaan](/asset/executie-van-keizer-maximiliaan-manet-edouard/2QGaAalV6SEdFQ "Executie van keizer Maximiliaan")

[A Matador](/asset/a-matador-Édouard-manet/XgGzvYaL8Eadvw "A Matador")

[The Battle of the U.S.S. "Kearsarge" and the C.S.S. "Alabama"](/asset/the-battle-of-the-u-s-s-kearsarge-and-the-c-s-s-alabama/TwEfQaofrflr0Q "The Battle of the U.S.S. \"Kearsarge\" and the C.S.S. \"Alabama\"")

[In the Conservatory](/asset/in-the-conservatory-edouard-manet/QwGnAJGHf7dMBQ "In the Conservatory")

### ![](https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/productlogos/googleg/v6/24px.svg)Related works from the web

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### A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882)

#### [en.wikipedia.org\ \ A Bar at the Folies-Bergère - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bar_at_the_Folies-Berg%C3%A8re)

### The Fifer (1866)

#### [www.wikiart.org\ \ The Fifer, 1866 - Edouard Manet - WikiArt.org](https://www.wikiart.org/en/edouard-manet/the-fifer-1866)

### Music in the Tuileries (1862)

#### [en.wikipedia.org\ \ Music in the Tuileries - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_in_the_Tuileries)

### The Execution of Emperor Maximilian

#### [en.wikipedia.org\ \ The Execution of Emperor Maximilian - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Execution_of_Emperor_Maximilian)

### Before the Mirror

#### [www.wikidata.org\ \ Before the Mirror - Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19882748)

### Bunch of Asparagus (1880)

#### [www.wikiart.org\ \ Bundle of Asparagus, 1880 - Edouard Manet - WikiArt.org](https://www.wikiart.org/en/edouard-manet/bundle-of-aspargus-1880)

### Portrait of Emile Zola (1868)

#### [www.wikidata.org\ \ Portrait of Emile Zola - Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2529703)

### Le Suicidé

#### [www.wikiart.org\ \ The Suicide, c.1880 - Edouard Manet - WikiArt.org](https://www.wikiart.org/en/edouard-manet/the-suicide)

### Claude Monet Painting in his Studio (1874)

#### [www.wikidata.org\ \ Claude Monet painting in his studio boat - Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2977843)

### The Races at Longchamp (1866)

#### [www.wikidata.org\ \ The Races at Longchamp - Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q942276)

## “It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more.”

Édouard Manet

Jan 23, 1832 - Apr 30, 1883

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[**Realism**  **5,493 items**](/entity/realism/m010vqr6v "Realism")

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[**Oil paint**  **84,344 items**](/entity/oil-paint/m031cgw "Oil paint")

[**Laid paper**  **15,113 items**](/entity/laid-paper/m0270pz1 "Laid paper")

[**Ink**  **171,482 items**](/entity/ink/m03yhk "Ink")

[**Graphite**  **96,481 items**](/entity/graphite/m037vk "Graphite")

[**Drawing**  **42,955 items**](/entity/drawing/m02csf "Drawing")

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