Édouard Manet
Photograph of Édouard Manet in 1874 by Nadar
This 19C French painter paved the way for the Impressionists to come
Édouard Manet's (1832-83) groundbreaking 1863 works, Picnic on the Grass and naked Olympia, weren't really Impressionism proper, but they helped inspire the movement with their harsh realism, visible brushstrokes, and thick outlines.
Selected works by Édouard Manet in England
Where to find works by Édouard Manet in England
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Free
A fantastic bit-of-everything museum including Old Masters paintings
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The University of London has a spectacular gallery of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings
