Édouard Manet

Born

January 23, 1832

Died

April 30, 1883 (aged 51)

Known as

painter, illustrator, lithographer, architectural drafter, draftsperson, visual artist

Édouard Manet was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.

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