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.
Portrait photograph by Nadar, c. 1866–1867
Manet, Edouard 05 1832 1883 Signature
Édouard Manet by Henri Fantin-Latour (1867), Art Institute of Chicago
Music in the Tuileries, 1862
The Batignolles group was a group of young avant-garde painters from the end of the 19th century who gathered around Édouard Manet. The group bears its name in reference to the Batignolles district, w
A Studio at Les Batignolles (1870), Henri Fantin-Latour
Bazille's Studio (1870) by Frédéric Bazille. The studio was located in the rue de La Condamine, in the Batignolles district. Six members of the group are featured in the painting.