Henri Matisse counted Édouard Manet among his five favorite painters. His admiration for Manet may seem at odds when you consider that the Fauve Matisse, one of the “Wild Beasts” of color, was ...
Édouard Manet was not immune to bad press. In 1864, a year on from scandalizing Parisian mores with his vision of bourgeoisie vice in Déjeuner sur l’Herbe (1863), his follow-up Salon entry was being ...