Manet: The Great Works
This is a richly illustrated new volume devoted to the most important works by EĢdouard Manet āa pivotal figure in the emergence of Impressionism and widely considered the first modern artist.
With nearly one hundred seminal paintings, this publication celebrates the artist who paved the way for the Impressionist movement and the rise of modernism. Combining a radical technique with contemporary subjects, Manetās groundbreaking works engage with modern Paris, depicting its new boulevards and fashionable parks and cafeĢs along with a range of urban types, from ragpickers and prostitutes to barmaids and elegant Parisians.
Included here are the artistās iconic scenes of modern life such as Luncheon on the Grass, with its shocking juxtaposition of a female nude and a pair of fully dressed men, and Olympia, a modern reworking of Titianās Renaissance masterpiece, Venus of Urbino, that scandalized Paris in the 1860s and established Manet as the leader of the avant-garde.
This book also explores Manetās artistic legacy in the work of subsequent generations of artists, from CeĢzanne and Picasso to contemporary artists including Nicole Eisenman.
- Kathryn Calley Galitz
- 240 pages
- 9.8 inches W x 11.3 inches L
- Hardcover
- Rizzoli Electa
- 2026
- Paintings
- Item #: 9780847876211
This is a richly illustrated new volume devoted to the most important works by EĢdouard Manet āa pivotal figure in the emergence of Impressionism and widely considered the first modern artist.
With nearly one hundred seminal paintings, this publication celebrates the artist who paved the way for the Impressionist movement and the rise of modernism. Combining a radical technique with contemporary subjects, Manetās groundbreaking works engage with modern Paris, depicting its new boulevards and fashionable parks and cafeĢs along with a range of urban types, from ragpickers and prostitutes to barmaids and elegant Parisians.
Included here are the artistās iconic scenes of modern life such as Luncheon on the Grass, with its shocking juxtaposition of a female nude and a pair of fully dressed men, and Olympia, a modern reworking of Titianās Renaissance masterpiece, Venus of Urbino, that scandalized Paris in the 1860s and established Manet as the leader of the avant-garde.
This book also explores Manetās artistic legacy in the work of subsequent generations of artists, from CeĢzanne and Picasso to contemporary artists including Nicole Eisenman.
- Kathryn Calley Galitz
- 240 pages
- 9.8 inches W x 11.3 inches L
- Hardcover
- Rizzoli Electa
- 2026
- Paintings
- Item #: 9780847876211
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This is a richly illustrated new volume devoted to the most important works by EĢdouard Manet āa pivotal figure in the emergence of Impressionism and widely considered the first modern artist.
With nearly one hundred seminal paintings, this publication celebrates the artist who paved the way for the Impressionist movement and the rise of modernism. Combining a radical technique with contemporary subjects, Manetās groundbreaking works engage with modern Paris, depicting its new boulevards and fashionable parks and cafeĢs along with a range of urban types, from ragpickers and prostitutes to barmaids and elegant Parisians.
Included here are the artistās iconic scenes of modern life such as Luncheon on the Grass, with its shocking juxtaposition of a female nude and a pair of fully dressed men, and Olympia, a modern reworking of Titianās Renaissance masterpiece, Venus of Urbino, that scandalized Paris in the 1860s and established Manet as the leader of the avant-garde.
This book also explores Manetās artistic legacy in the work of subsequent generations of artists, from CeĢzanne and Picasso to contemporary artists including Nicole Eisenman.
- Kathryn Calley Galitz
- 240 pages
- 9.8 inches W x 11.3 inches L
- Hardcover
- Rizzoli Electa
- 2026
- Paintings
- Item #: 9780847876211
