"Jeanne (Spring)" (1881) Édouard Manet Oil on canvas, 29 1/8 in. x 20 ¼ in. Fine, dainty brushstrokes adorn the floral dress worn by Parisian actress Jeanne DeMarsy. The smooth skin of her pale face ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Bold claims have been made on behalf of 19th century French painter Edouard Manet - that he invented modern art, or was the man who bridged realism and impressionism. A major ...

As a general rule, I’m not much of one for speculative history or fiction. I’ll happily admit, for example, that I was deeply unimpressed with George Orwell’s 1984. While I was quickly (and, on my ...

Édouard Manet has become a popular painter, yet he remains a difficult and unpredictable one. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional ...

“The most important person in any picture,” Edouard Manet once remarked, “is the light.” Manet’s painted light illumined a Manhattan gallery last week—and also lit up some of his borrowings. It was ...