1832–1883

Édouard Manet

Édouard Manet was born in Paris to a prosperous family and studied under Thomas Couture. His Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe caused a scandal at the 1863 Salon des Refusés, and Olympia (1863) shocked viewers at the 1865 Salon. Though he never exhibited with the Impressionists, he was a central figure for the younger painters. His flat, bold handling of modern subjects helped launch modern painting. His last major work was A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882).

Where to see Édouard Manet: Art Institute of Chicago (3 works); The Metropolitan Museum of Art (5 works); National Gallery of Art (4 works).

Public-domain works: Beggar with Oysters (Philosopher), 1865–67; Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher), 1865–67; Portrait of a Woman with a Black Fichu, c. 1878; The Spanish Singer, 1860; Young Lady in 1866, 1866; George Moore in the Artist's Garden, c. 1879; The Tragic Actor (Rouvière as Hamlet), 1866; Madame Michel-Lévy, 1882; Portrait of a Lady, c. 1879; Madame Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906) at Bellevue, 1880; A Matador, 1866–67; Young Man in the Costume of a Majo, 1863.

Exhibitions: Manet and the Sea, Chicago, October 20, 2003 to January 4, 2004.