Manet: Portraying Life | Stephane Guegan, Maryanne Stevens, Leah Lehmbeck, Lawrence W. Nichols, Colin B. Bailey

Today, it seems astonishing that the work of Edouard Manet (1832-83), the master French painter, was controversial in his day. His subversive handling of both paint and subject matter, coupled with his detached gaze, shocked contemporaries—but established him as the father of modern painting. This r...