Manet: Portraying Life

by Lawrence W. Nichols, Colin B. Bailey, Carol Armstrong, et al.

Today, it seems astonishing that the work of Edouard Manet (1832-83), the master French painter, was controversial in his day. His subversive handling of both paint and subject matter, coupled with his detached gaze, shocked contemporaries--but established him as the father of modern painting. This remarkable book, published to accompany an important traveling exhibition, explores the artist's stylistic evolution in the context of his portraiture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905711743
• ISBN13: 9781905711741
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Royal Academy Publications
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.8" x 10.8"