Sunday, September 9, 2012

ART SUNDAY--EDWARD MANET---

HAPPY ART SUNDAY ALL FALL IS STARTING TO MAKE ITSELF KNOWN TO US IN THE NORTHERN HEMESPHIRE AND OUR SOUTHERN LANDS ARE GOING INTO SUMMER MORE OR LESS
WAS THINKING OF THE LAST TIME I WAS IN PARIS NOT LONG AGO AND EDWARD MANET CAME TO MIND SO GRAB A GLASS OR A CUP AND LETS TAKE A LITTLE WALK

Édouard Manet

portrait by Nadar, 1874
Birth name Édouard Manet
Born (1832-01-23)23 January 1832
Paris, France
Died 30 April 1883(1883-04-30) (aged 51)
Paris, France
Nationality French
Field Painting, printmaking
Movement Realism, Impressionism
Works The Luncheon on the Grass (Le déjeuner sur l'herbe), 1863
Olympia, 1863
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (Le Bar aux Folies-Bergère), 1882
Young Flautist or The Fifer (Le Fifre), 1866
Édouard Manet ; 1832–1883) was a French painter. One of the first 19th-century artists to approach modern-life subjects, he was a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.


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http://uploads4.wikipaintings.org/images/edouard-manet/the-grand-canal-1875.jpg




THE DEATH OF EMPEROR MAX 11 IN MEXICO
 File:Manet, Edouard - The Execution of Emperor Maximilian, 1867.jpg


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http://www.kingsacademy.com/mhodges/11_Western-Art/24_Impressionism/Manet/Manet_1862_Music-in-the-Tuilleries_WIK.jpg

6 comments:

Barry said...

Good morning a very interesting read about on of my favorite Artists thanks for posting;)

Forgetmenot525 said...

Thanks Heidi.........great choice of work from one of my favourite painters. Also very interesting write up thanks

mine is here on my Art Blog
http://theforgottenstudio.blogspot.co.uk/

Belita Isabel Janeira said...

I love Manet's paintings. Thanks for sharing! Have a nice day!

Lyn said...

Very nice, like the way he added the veils to some of the women's faces.

Doug's Blog said...

Great post Heidi. Good to see you over here.

Shaynacwings said...

Hi Heidi, I find this subject very interesting as early last year there was a TV series about Monet; and the really interseting part for me was being taught to pain in his style. Bravo.