Edouard Manet

Edouard Manet was born on January 23, 1832 in Paris into the family of August Manet, an officer in the Ministry of Justice, and his wife Eugénie-Désirée, née Fournier, daughter of a diplomat. His uncle, Edmond-Edouard Fournier, gave the boy his first lessons in drawing. In 1844-1848, Manet studied at the College Rollin, where he met his lifelong friend Antonin Proust. In 1848-49, he was trained as a sea cadet on a voyage to Brazil, but in April 1849 he failed his naval examinations and decided to switch to painting. He entered the studio of Thomas Couture, where he studied for 6 years, between 1850 and 1856. In 1856, he took a long travel through Europe.
After traveling in Germany, Austria and Italy to study the Old Masters, Manet finally found the answer to all his questionings and aspirations for light and truth in the paintings of Velasquez and Goya at the Louvre. Influenced by these masters and by the example of Courbet, a French realist painter, he gradually evolved a new technique which presented modern aspects by modern methods. Continued...

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	*The Absinthe Drinker.* 1858-1859. Oil on canvas. Ny Carlsberg-Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark.
	*Portrait of M. and Mme. Auguste Manet.* 1860. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.
	*Surprised Nymph. (Nymphe surprise).* 1861. Oil on canvas. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. More.
	*The Street Singer.* c.1862. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA.
	*The Old Musician.* c.1862. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
	*Mlle Victorine Meurent in the Costume of an Espada.* 1862. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. More.
	*Portrait of Victorine Meurent.* 1862. Oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. More.
	*Lola de Valence.* 1862. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.
	*Guitar and Hat.* 1862. Oil on canvas. Musée Calvet, Avignon, France.
	*The Spanish Ballet.* 1862. Oil on canvas. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, USA.
	*Music in the Tuileries Gardens.* 1862. Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London, UK. More.
	*Oysters.* 1862. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
	*The Picnic ("Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe").* 1862-1863. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.
	*Olympia.* 1863. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.
	*The Angels at Christ's Tomb. (Les Anges au tombeau du Christ, Le Christ mort aux anges).* 1864. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. More.
	*Still Life with Eel and Red Muller.* 1864. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.
	*Peonies in a Vase.* c.1864. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.
	*Peony Stem and Shears.* 1864. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.
	*Branch of White Peonies and Shears.* 1864. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.
	*Still Life: Fruit on a Table.* 1864. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.
	*The Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama.* 1864. Oil on canvas. The John G. Johnson Art Collection, Philadelphia, PA, USA. More.
	*Women at the Races.* 1864-1865. Oil on canvas. Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, USA.
	*The Dead Toreador.* 1864. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
	*The Tragic Actor (Rouvière as Hamlet).* 1865-1866. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
	*Angélina.* 1865. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.
	*Bull-Fighting Scene.* 1865-1866. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
	*A King Charles Spaniel.* c.1866. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
	*Still Life with Melon and Peaches*. c.1866. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
	*Woman with a Parrot.* 1866. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
	*The Fifer.* 1866. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.
	*The Execution of the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico.* 1867-1868. Oil on canvas. Staatliche Kunsthalle, Mannheim, Germany. More.
	*The Execution of Emperor Maximilian* (four fragments). 1867. Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London, UK. More.
	*The Universal Exhibition. (L'Exposition universelle de 1867).* 1867. Oil on canvas. Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway.
	*Soldier* (fragment of *"The Execution of Maximilian"). 1867-1868. Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London, UK. More.*
	*Portrait of Emile Zola.* 1867-1868. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.
	*Portrait of Théodore Duret.* 1868. Oil on canvas. Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, France. More.
	*The Balcony.* 1868. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.
	*Mme. Manet at the Piano.* 1868. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.
	*Luncheon in the Studio.* 1868. Oil on canvas. Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Germany. More.
	*Beach at Boulogne-sur-Mer.* 1869. Oil on canvas. The collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Melon, Upperville, Virginia, USA. More.
	*Moonlight over the Port of Boulogne.* 1869. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.
	*The Depature of the Folkestone Boat.* 1869. Oil on canvas. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
	*The Reading.* 1869. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.
	*Repose (Berthe Morisot).* 1869-1870. Oil on canvas. Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. More.
	*La Brioche.* 1870. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
	*The Harbour at Bordeaux.* 1871. Oil on canvas. Foundation E.G. Bührle collection, Zurich, Switzerland.
	*The Barricade (Civil War).* 1871. Ink, wash and watercolor on paper. Szepmuveseti Muzeum, Budapest, Hungary.
	*Nude.* c.1872. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.
	*Berthe Morisot with a Fan.* 1872. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.
	*Berthe Morisot.* 1872. Oil on canvas. Private collection. More.
	*Racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne.* 1872. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
	*Marguerite de Conflans Wearing a Hood.* c.1873. Oil on canvas. Oscar Reinhart Collection, Winterthur, Switzerland.
	*The Railway.* 1873. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA. More.
	*Woman with Fans (Nina de Callias).* 1873. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.

The Absinthe Drinker. 1858-1859. Oil on canvas. Ny Carlsberg-Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Portrait of M. and Mme. Auguste Manet. 1860. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.

Surprised Nymph. (Nymphe surprise). 1861. Oil on canvas. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. More.

The Street Singer. c.1862. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA.

The Old Musician. c.1862. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

Mlle Victorine Meurent in the Costume of an Espada. 1862. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. More.

Portrait of Victorine Meurent. 1862. Oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. More.

Lola de Valence. 1862. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.

Guitar and Hat. 1862. Oil on canvas. Musée Calvet, Avignon, France.

The Spanish Ballet. 1862. Oil on canvas. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, USA.

Music in the Tuileries Gardens. 1862. Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London, UK. More.

Oysters. 1862. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

The Picnic ("Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe"). 1862-1863. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.

Olympia. 1863. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.

The Angels at Christ's Tomb. (Les Anges au tombeau du Christ, Le Christ mort aux anges). 1864. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. More.

Still Life with Eel and Red Muller. 1864. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.

Peonies in a Vase. c.1864. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.

Peony Stem and Shears. 1864. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.

Branch of White Peonies and Shears. 1864. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.

Still Life: Fruit on a Table. 1864. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.

The Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama. 1864. Oil on canvas. The John G. Johnson Art Collection, Philadelphia, PA, USA. More.

Women at the Races. 1864-1865. Oil on canvas. Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, USA.

The Dead Toreador. 1864. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

The Tragic Actor (Rouvière as Hamlet). 1865-1866. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

Angélina. 1865. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.

Bull-Fighting Scene. 1865-1866. Oil on canvas. Private collection.

A King Charles Spaniel. c.1866. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

Still Life with Melon and Peaches. c.1866. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

Woman with a Parrot. 1866. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Fifer. 1866. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.

The Execution of the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico. 1867-1868. Oil on canvas. Staatliche Kunsthalle, Mannheim, Germany. More.

The Execution of Emperor Maximilian (four fragments). 1867. Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London, UK. More.

The Universal Exhibition. (L'Exposition universelle de 1867). 1867. Oil on canvas. Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway.

Soldier (fragment of "The Execution of Maximilian"). 1867-1868. Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London, UK. More.

Portrait of Emile Zola. 1867-1868. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.

Portrait of Théodore Duret. 1868. Oil on canvas. Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, France. More.

The Balcony. 1868. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.

Mme. Manet at the Piano. 1868. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.

Luncheon in the Studio. 1868. Oil on canvas. Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Germany. More.

Beach at Boulogne-sur-Mer. 1869. Oil on canvas. The collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Melon, Upperville, Virginia, USA. More.

Moonlight over the Port of Boulogne. 1869. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.

The Depature of the Folkestone Boat. 1869. Oil on canvas. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

The Reading. 1869. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.

Repose (Berthe Morisot). 1869-1870. Oil on canvas. Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. More.

La Brioche. 1870. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Harbour at Bordeaux. 1871. Oil on canvas. Foundation E.G. Bührle collection, Zurich, Switzerland.

The Barricade (Civil War). 1871. Ink, wash and watercolor on paper. Szepmuveseti Muzeum, Budapest, Hungary.

Nude. c.1872. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.

Berthe Morisot with a Fan. 1872. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. More.

Berthe Morisot. 1872. Oil on canvas. Private collection. More.

Racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne. 1872. Oil on canvas. Private collection.

Marguerite de Conflans Wearing a Hood. c.1873. Oil on canvas. Oscar Reinhart Collection, Winterthur, Switzerland.

The Railway. 1873. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA. More.

Woman with Fans (Nina de Callias). 1873. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.

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