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Manet: Painter of Modern Life (New Horizons)
Manet Painter of Modern Life - New Horizons Author:Francoise Cachin, Rachel Kaplan (Translator) The work of Manet is defined in this book -- he was an artist who interpreted modern life with a fresh handling of colour and tone. Yet he craved official recognition and was dogged by notoriety. He rejected traditional conventions in paintings such as "Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe" and "Olympia".