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Édouard Manet, (born January 23, 1832, Paris, France - died April 30, 1883, Paris), French painter who broke new ground by defying traditional techniques of representation and by choosing subjects from the events and circumstances of his own time.
His Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe (Luncheon on the Grass), exhibited in 1863 at the Salon des Refusés, aroused the hostility of critics and the enthusiasm of the young painters who later formed the nucleus of the Impressionist group.
His other notable works include Olympia (1863) and A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882).



⦁ Color is a matter of taste and sensitivity.
⦁ Every time I paint, I throw myself into the water in order to learn how to swim.
⦁ I paint as I feel like painting; to hell with all their studies.
⦁ Black is not a color.
⦁ There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see. When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again. All the rest is humbug.
⦁ There's no symmetry in nature. One eye is never exactly the same as the other. There's always a difference. We all have a more or less crooked nose and an irregular mouth.


⦁ In una figura, cercate la grande luce e la grande ombra, il resto verrà da sé.
⦁ La pittura è una cosa privata; si lavora solo per pochi...
⦁ Dobbiamo ammaliare la verità, darle l'apparenza della follia.
⦁ In una figura, cercate la grande luce e la grande ombra, il resto verrà da sé.
⦁ La pittura è una cosa privata; si lavora solo per pochi.
⦁ Si vede come si vuol vedere, ed è questa falsità che costituisce l'arte.
⦁ Tutto ciò che viene privato della sua libertà perde sostanza e si spegne rapidamente.
⦁ Ho passato tutta la vita a provare.


⦁ Concision in art is a necessity and an elegance. The verbose painter bores: who will get rid of all these trimmings?
⦁ I would kiss you, had I the courage.
⦁ If I'm lucky, when I paint, first my patrons leave the room, then my dealers, and if I'm really lucky I leave too.
⦁ Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail.
⦁ Above all, keep your colors fresh!
⦁ The attacks of which I have been the object have broken the spring of life in me... People don't realize what it feels like to be constantly insulted.











Édouard Manet, (nato il 23 gennaio 1832, Parigi, Francia - morto il 30 aprile 1883, Parigi), pittore Francese che ha aperto nuovi orizzonti sfidando le tecniche tradizionali di rappresentazione e scegliendo soggetti dagli eventi e dalle circostanze del suo tempo.
Il suo Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (Pranzo sull'erba), esposto nel 1863 al Salon des Refusés, suscitò l'ostilità della critica e l'entusiasmo dei giovani pittori che in seguito formarono il nucleo del gruppo impressionista.
Le sue altre opere degne di nota includono Olympia (1863) ed A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882).