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Manet

Manet

Portraying Life

by Colin B. BaileyStephane Guegan Sarah Lea and others
Hardback
Publication Date: 21/03/2011

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Depicting the Paris of his day, Edouard Manet (1832-1883) captured the nineteenth-century urban experience, legitimising modern life as an artistic subject.

His detached, frank mode of looking and his subversive handling of both paint and subject-matter shocked his contemporaries, and eventually established his reputation as the father of modern painting. This remarkable book explores Manets portraiture, a significant yet often neglected aspect of his work, embracing examples from throughout his career.

Leading authorities provide a thorough review of the artists stylistic evolution, considering the influence of seventeenth-century Dutch painters, parallels with the work of Renoir and links with early photography.

Lavishly illustrated with paintings, works on paper, and photographs of models and sitters, this landmark study throws new light on the quintessential painter of modernity.

ISBN:
9781905711741
9781905711741
Category:
Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
21-03-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Royal Academy of Arts
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
216
Dimensions (mm):
274x249x23mm
Weight:
1.45kg
Colin B. Bailey

Colin B. Bailey is chief curator of the Frick Collection, New York.

Sarah Lea

Sarah Lea is an art historian and exhibitions curator. Having joined the Royal Academy in 2007, Sarah has curated several major exhibitions including Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust (2015), Dali/Duchamp (2017), Tacita Dean: Landscape (2018) and Antony Gormley (2019). She writes regularly for the RA Magazine and produces podcasts.

MaryAnne Stevens

MaryAnne Stevens is director of academic affairs at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.

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