Manet: Initial M, Hand and Eye

by James Rubin

An authoritative work on Edouard Manet, viewed by many as the father of modern painting. Few artists have created as much controversy as his avant-garde work not only challenged the traditions of art, but also addressed society as a whole. With his painting Olympia (1869), he was to become, to quote Degas, "as famous as Garibaldi." Yet how the diffident son of a bourgeois family became the father of both realism and impressionism is a complex story that has too often been overlooked. As Manet has rightly become recognized as a touchstone for historical change, his personal story has become all the more relevant to the study of art history. This lavishly illustrated volume, presented in a handsome slipcase, offers a comprehensive study of the great master.

Genres: Art

416 pages, Hardcover

First published November 9, 2010

Reviews

[Stamen Parushev · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good throughout survey of the life of the great painter, in some places the autor philosofizing too much, all of the main works are properly analyzed and ilustrated.