Edouard Manet

Édouard Manet (1832–1883) embodied the aesthetic revolution of the late 19th century: the death of academicism in favor of the realism of contemporary life. Rival of Gustave Courbet, and a true example for a generation of artists (Degas, Monet), Manet is sometimes presented, wrongly, as the father of Impressionism. Although he paved the way for modernity, the artist remains a Salon painter in search of official recognition and whose career has been marked by successes and scandals.