Manet : the man who invented modernity.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Manet, Édouard, 1832-1883.

Guégan, Stéphane.

Sollers, Philippe, 1936-2023.

Musée d'Orsay.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manet, Édouard, 1832-1883--Exhibitions.

Manet, Édouard.

Manet, Édouard, 1832-1883.

Impressionism (Art)--France--Exhibitions.

Impressionism (Art).

Exhibitions.

France.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

297 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm

Other Title:

Man who invented modernity

Place of Publication:

Paris : Gallimard : Musée d'Orsay, [2011]

Summary:

"Obviously unique, erotic and political, highly autobiographical, at times ironic, and always turned toward the public space, Manet's art was also playful. To gamble, to take risks, and to collect the winnings if possible, all three things were vital to this man of great ambition. The former sailor navigated by sight, always in open waters. No retreat, no safe haven, no evasion. Manet feared his doubts less than he feared failure and routine. To become tied down to some formula or particular genre would have been, for him, the worst way of giving up. A revolutionary, certainly, a history painter in his own way, he was above all a Salon painter, ready to do battle with the jury and the public so as to impose the Modern into great art."--P. [4] of cover.

Notes:

"Stéphane Guégan, Curator ... Philippe Sollers, author."--P. [8].

Catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition held at Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 5 April-3 July 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-290) and indexes.

ISBN:

9782070133222

2070133222

9782354330781

2354330782

OCLC:

727805715