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Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A sensual portrait of Manet's last years, and a vibrant testament to the endurance of the artistic spirit. Suffering from the complications of syphilis toward the end of his life, Édouard Manet begins to jot down his daily impressions, reflections, and memories in a notebook. Between healing respites in the French countryside and holding court in his Paris studio, he finds inspiration in nature--a cloud of dragonflies, peonies blanketed by the morning...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Publication Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"At seventeen, Victorine Meurent abandons her old life to become immersed in the Parisian society of dance halls and cafés, meeting writers and artists like Baudelaire and Alfred Stevens. As Manet's model, Victorine explores a world of new possibilities and stirs the artist to push the boundaries of painting in his infamous portrait Olympia, which scandalizes even the most cosmopolitan city"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Publication Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The Savarays are at the center of bourgeois Parisian society, as supporters of the Impressionist movement, friends of Édouard Manet, and citizens relatively unaffected by the Franco-Prussian war raging beyond their estate - until their beloved adopted son Henri, a burgeoning artist, disappears early one morning and 18-year-old Aimee Savaray sets out to find him. But Henri doesn't want to be found, and only one member of the family knows why. As...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publication Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
This handsome publication, which accompanies a major exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a lively and engaging account of the artistic scene in Paris in the 1860s, the years that witnessed the beginnings of Impressionism. For the first time the interactions and relationships among the group of painters who became known as the Impressionists are examined without the overworn art historical polarities commonly evoked: academic versus avant-garde,...
Author
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Publication Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Willibald Sauerländer focuses on an auspicious moment in the history of art. In the summer of 1874, Édouard Manet and Claude Monet, two outstanding painters of the nascent Impressionist movement, spent their holidays together in Argenteuil, on the Seine River. Their growing friendship is expressed in their artworks, culminating in Manet's marvelous portrait of Monet painting on a boat."