Edouard Manet (1832-1883) was a French modernist painter whose work is celebrated for its candid realism. Works like Olympia, an entirely modern nude, broke the artistic convention that great art should not concern itself with contemporary life. By capturing Parisian café society, Manet inspired later artists to break entirely free from any artistic convention they wished.
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1832 - 1883Life of the French modernist painter Edouard Manet.
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23 Jan 1832The modernist painter Edouard Manet is born in Paris.
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1849Edouard Manet becomes a naval cadet and sails to Brazil.
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1850Edouard Manet enrolls in the art school of Thomas Couture.
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Jan 1852Léon-Edouard Leenhoff is born, probably the illegitimate son of Edouard Manet.
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1853Edouard Manet visits the art galleries of Italy and parts of northern Europe.
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1859Edouard Manet produces his first great work, The Absinthe Drinker.
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1861Edouard Manet's 'Monsieur et Madame Manet' and 'The Spanish Singer' are both accepted by the Paris Salon.
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1862Edouard Manet paints his 'Music in the Tuileries Gardens'.
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1863Edouard Manet's painting 'Lunch on the Grass' causes outrage when shown at the Paris Salon.
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Oct 1863Edouard Manet marries Suzanne Leenhoff.
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1865Edouard Manet visits Spain.
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1865Edouard Manet's 'Olympia' causes outrage when shown at the Paris Salon.
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1867Edouard Manet sets up his own independent booth near the World Fair in Paris.
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1868Berthe Morisot meets fellow artists Edouard Manet at the Louvre.
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1869Edouard Manet's 'The Balcony' and 'Lunch in the Studio" are shown in the Paris Salon where they perplex viewers.
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1872Edouard Manet's 'Battle of Kearsage' and 'Alabama' are shown in the Paris Salon.
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1873Edouard Manet's 'Le Bon Bok' ('The Beer Drinker') is accepted by the Paris Salon.
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1874Edouard Manet and Claude Monet spend time together painting at Argenteuil on the Seine.
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1874Edouard Manet's 'Argenteuil' and 'The Railway Station' are shown in the Paris Salon.
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1875Edouard Manet visits Venice.
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1875Edouard Manet organises his own independent exhibition of his work in Paris.
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1877Edouard Manet's controversial 'Nana' is rejected by the Paris Salon.
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1879Edouard Manet's 'Boating' and 'In the Conservatory' are shown in the Paris Salon.
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1880Georges Charpentier organises a solo exhibition in Paris for Edouard Manet's work.
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1880Edouard Manet's 'At Père Lathuilles' is shown in the Paris Salon.
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1881Edouard Manet wins second prize at the Paris Salon for his portrait of the politician Henri Rochefort.
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1881Edward Manet is awarded the prestigious Légion d’Honneur.
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c. 1881Edouard Manet paints his last masterpiece, 'Bar at the Folies-Bergère'.
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30 Apr 1883Edouard Manet dies in Paris.
