Title: Edouard Manet : images of Parisian life /
Authors: Düchting, Hajo.; Manet, Édouard, 1832-1883.
Publisher: Prestel,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Manet, Édouard,; Painting France History; Painting, Modern History; Paris (France) In art.
Abstract: The work of Edouard Manet scandalized his compatriots. It was not primarily Manet's new subject matter - the pulsating night life of Paris with its cafes, bars, and cabarets - that offended contemporary taste. For journalists and art critics of the day his paintings lacked realism - they were too flat and the coloring too harsh. In Hajo Duchting's vivid descripion of the changing Paris of Napoleon III, Manet's famous friends - Baudelaire, Zola, and Mallarme - speak out.
Contents: Paris: capital of the nineteenth century -- Music in the Tuileries -- In couture's studio -- Scandal at the salon -- The eternal feminine -- Championed by Emile Zola -- Nana, the Venus of Paris -- The heroism of modern life -- Reflections on history -- Focus on brushwork -- Mallarmé and Manet -- Cafés and café-concerts -- A panorama of modern life -- The lady at the bar.