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Édouard Manet · c. 1864
Édouard Manet: 1832–1883
Other names (10)
ed. manet, Edouard Manet, Eduard Manė, eduard manet, eduoard manet, edward manet, e. manet, Manet, manet e., manet edouard
Biography
Édouard Manet (UK: , US: ; French: [edwaʁ manɛ]; 23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883) was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.
Born into an upper-class household with strong political connections, Manet rejected the naval career originally envisioned for him; he became engrossed in the world of painting. His early masterworks, The Luncheon on the Grass (French: Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe) and Olympia, premiering in 1863 and '65, respectively, caused great controversy with both critics and the Academy of Fine Arts, but soon were praised by progressive artists as the breakthrough acts to the new style, Impressionism.
These works, along with others, are considered watershed paintings that mark the start of modern art. The last 20 years of Manet's life saw him form bonds with other great artists of the time; he developed his own simple and direct style that would be heralded as innovative and serve as a major influence for future painters.
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Influenced by
- Eugène Delacroixeditorial inference
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- Frans Halseditorial inference
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- Berthe Morisotdocumented
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- Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardineditorial inference
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- El Grecoeditorial inference
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- Thomas Coutureeditorial inference
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- Diego Velázquezeditorial inference
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- Caravaggioeditorial inference
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- Johannes Vermeereditorial inference
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- Thomas Coutureeditorial inference
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- Gustave Courbeteditorial inference
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- Auguste Boulardeditorial inference
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- Claude Moneteditorial inference
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- Cecilia Beauxeditorial inference
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- Eva Gonzalèseditorial inference
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- Paul Cézannedocumented
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The museum names Manet among the influences absorbed by the young Cézanne. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
- Louise Abbémaeditorial inference
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- Paul Gauguineditorial inference
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- Berthe Morisotdocumented
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Morisot herself acknowledged Manet's importance to her early work. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
- Edgar Degaseditorial inference
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- Jacques-Emile Blancheeditorial inference
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- Wilhelm Trübnereditorial inference
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The biography identifies Édouard Manet as an artistic influence on Wilhelm Trübner. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Arthur Beecher Carleseditorial inference
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The biography identifies Édouard Manet as an artist admired by Arthur Beecher Carles. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- William Somerville Shankseditorial inference
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The biography identifies Édouard Manet as an artistic influence on William Somerville Shanks. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Édouard Manet. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- Art Institute of Chicago70 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art59 recorded works
- National Gallery of Art58 recorded works
- The Cleveland Museum of Art55 recorded works
- Musée d’Orsay30 recorded works
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)17 recorded works
- Minneapolis Institute of Art5 recorded works
- Musée Marmottan Monet4 recorded works
- musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg — Strasbourg2 recorded works
- musée national du château de Compiègne — Compiègne2 recorded works
- Museu Calouste Gulbenkian2 recorded works
- Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts2 recorded works
- The Courtauld Gallery2 recorded works
- Albertina1 recorded work
- Dallas Museum of Art1 recorded work
- Frick Collection, New York City, NY, US1 recorded work
- Galleria d'Arte Moderna1 recorded work
- Hamburger Kunsthalle1 recorded work
- musée d'art et d'archéologie — Senlis1 recorded work
- musée des Augustins — Toulouse1 recorded work
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Lyon1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Vannes1 recorded work
- musée Gustave Courbet — Ornans1 recorded work
- Museum Ordrupgaard1 recorded work
- National Gallery of Victoria1 recorded work
- Nationalmuseum1 recorded work
- National Museum Cardiff1 recorded work
- Neue Pinakothek — Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen1 recorded work
- Tate1 recorded work
- Walters Art Museum1 recorded work
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- Wikidata (CC0)
- Austrian museum collections: independent authority research
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum authority country review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Museum authority country review
- musée d'Orsay — Paris
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)
- Tate Collection metadata (October 2014 snapshot)
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Expanded artwork research — official museum evidence
- Austrian museum collections: independent authority research
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
