Edouard Manet
Edouard Manet
Édouard Manetwas a French painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth23 January 1832
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
eye symmetry
There is no symmetry in nature. One eye is never exactly the same as the other.
eye differences portraiture
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.
paint begin-again humbug
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.
care painting painter
No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else.
men exceptional
This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man.
work needs wells
I need to work to feel well.
school tasks masters
You must always remain master of the situation and do what you please. No school tasks, ah, no! no tasks!
pouring insult comeback
Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail.
color
Above all, keep your colors fresh!
order water swim
Every time I paint, I throw myself into the water in order to learn how to swim.
spring broken people
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.
art elegance trimming
Concision in art is a necessity and an elegance. The verbose painter bores: who will get rid of all these trimmings?
rooms firsts lucky
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.
names sound advantage
Who is this Monet whose name sounds just like mine and who is taking advantage of my notoriety?