{"product_id":"manet-9783836535106","title":"Manet","description":"\u003cp\u003eLampooned during his lifetime for his style as much as his subject matter, French painter \u003cstrong\u003eÉdouard Manet\u003c\/strong\u003e (1832-1883) is now considered a crucial figure in the history of art, bridging the transition from Realism to Impressionism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Manet's work combined a painterly technique with strikingly modern images of contemporary life, centered on the urban Paris experience. He recorded the \u003cstrong\u003ecity's parks, bars, and cabarets, often delighting in the frisson of underground or provocative content.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Paris salon rejected his \u003cem\u003eDéjeuner sur l'herbe\u003c\/em\u003e with its juxtaposition of fully dressed men and a nude woman, while the steady gaze and unabashed pose of the prostitute \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlympia\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ea very modern reworking of Titian's \u003cem\u003eVenus of Urbino\u003c\/em\u003e, caused a society scandal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This richly illustrated book introduces Manet's work and his uniquely influential combination of Realism, Impressionism, and reworked Old Masters that would become \u003cstrong\u003eparadigms of a brave new world for generations of modernists \u003c\/strong\u003eto come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNéret, Gilles:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Gilles Néret (1933-2005) was an art historian, journalist, writer, and museum correspondent. He organized several art retrospectives in Japan and founded the SEIBU Museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. He directed art reviews such as L'OEil and Connaissance des Arts and received the Élie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. His TASCHEN titles include Salvador Dalí The Paintings, Matisse, and Erotica Universalis.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50660008100114,"sku":"9783836535106","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2738c1b7-b02d-4201-a4b2-0a5dc23d1e3c.jpg?v=1733469120","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/manet-9783836535106","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}