Great Impressions
by Maxine
Today, January 22, is the birthday of one of the great French Impressionist painters, Edouard Manet. Manet was born in Paris in 1832. He was one of the first painters who was later called an impressionist and his paintings still had many aspects of realism. He took a different path from his father who was a magistrate and was influenced by his trips to the Louvre with his uncle. After failing his naval examinations, he studied under the painter, Thomas Couture.
Manet's work was controversial during his time and his technical innovations were criticized by academics. But today, his paintings can sell for as much as $26 million.
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