Edouard manet artist biography
Artist autobiography.
Edouard Manet
(1832-1883)
Who Was Edouard Manet?
Edouard Manet was fascinated by painting at a young age. His parents disapproved of his interest, but he eventually went to art school and studied the old masters in Europe.
Edouard manet artist biography
Manet's most famous works include "The Luncheon on the Grass and Olympia." Manet led the French transition from realism to impressionism. By the time of his death, in 1883, he was a respected revolutionary artist.
Early Life
Born in Paris on January 23, 1832, Manet he was the son of Auguste Manet, a high-ranking judge, and Eugénie-Desirée Fournier, the daughter of a diplomat and the goddaughter of the Swedish crown prince.
Affluent and well connected, the couple hoped their son would choose a respectable career, preferably law. Manet refused. He wanted to create art.
Manet's uncle, Edmond Fournier, supported his early interests and arranged frequent trips for him to the Louvre.
His father, ever fearful that his family's prestige would be tarnis