Manet: Paint What I See--A Journey of Discovery.67

Author: (French) Cahin (Cahin, F.) Author, Zhu Yan Translated, Cao Deming Proofread
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: "Paint what I see," Manet said. Is it that simple? This author of famous portraits such as "Luncheon on the Grass," Zola, Mallarmé, Clemenceau, and Berthe Morisot, this painter of many small cafes and rowers, jokingly called himself the "Saint Francis of Still Life." So, was he truly one of the modern painters, or as Baudelaire described, the one who brought "decline to art"? From "Olympia" to "Bar at the Folies Bergère," Fran?oise Cahin tells the life of this quintessential Parisian who loved the sea, women, but above all, painting. Some (such as Malraux) believed that Manet was a revolutionary in painting, the founder of pure painting, and the one who "recreated the glory of classic painting in his time." But if as Baudelaire said, Manet was not only not "Titian, Velázquez, or Hals of his time," but rather the one who brought "decline to art," then how should Manet's life be evaluated? The book introduces his life and the evolution of his creative journey, especially including various testimonies and documents, making it highly valuable for research.