Edouard Manet
Edouard Manet was born January 23, 1832 and died April 30, 1883.
Édouard Manet (US /mæˈneɪ/ or UK /ˈmæneɪ/; French:
[edwaʁ manɛ]; 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.
His early masterworks, The Luncheon on the Grass (Le déjeuner sur
l'herbe) and Olympia, engendered great controversy and
served as rallying points for the young painters who would create Impressionism.
Today, these are considered watershed paintings that mark the genesis of modern art.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Manet
Édouard Manet (US /mæˈneɪ/ or UK /ˈmæneɪ/; French:
[edwaʁ manɛ]; 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.
His early masterworks, The Luncheon on the Grass (Le déjeuner sur
l'herbe) and Olympia, engendered great controversy and
served as rallying points for the young painters who would create Impressionism.
Today, these are considered watershed paintings that mark the genesis of modern art.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Manet