The Story of Édouard Manet and His Work (English Edition) (Illustrated, Annotated, and Expanded)($17.35Value)

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The intimate life of Édouard Manet, told by the one friend who was there for all of it. The first standalone English edition of Théodore Duret's classic life of Manet. When Édouard Manet died in 1883, no one was better placed to tell his story than Théodore Duret. A critic, collector, and one of the painter's earliest and boldest champions, Duret knew Manet for eighteen years, sat for one of his portraits, and was entrusted with settling his estate. First published in Paris in 1902, his intimate biography is a rare firsthand account, and it has never before appeared on its own in English. This enhanced edition presents Duret's complete text plus exclusive bonus content: 22 full-color plates spanning his career, from Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe and Olympia to A Bar at the Folies-Bergère - An introduction to Duret, the eyewitness whose account carries the authority of friendship - "The Reluctant Revolutionary," on the Salon scandals that made Manet notorious - A cast-of-characters guide to the artists, writers, and models who move through his story - A full life-and-work timeline, 1832 to 1883 Part biography, part primary source, part art book, this is the life of the man who helped invent modern painting, told by someone who was there. A handsome volume for anyone drawn to Manet, Impressionism, and the Paris that made them.