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
art men thinking
Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness.
eye symmetry
There is no symmetry in nature. One eye is never exactly the same as the other.
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.
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.
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.
paint
One must be of one's time and paint what one sees.
color matter taste
Color is a matter of taste and sensitivity.
kissing
I would kiss you, had I the courage.
light vision persons
The principal person in a picture is light.
color black
Black is not a color.