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Édouard Manet Biography
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1839 |
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Attended Canon Poiloup’s school in Vaugirard
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1844 - 1848 |
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Attended the College Rollin
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1848 |
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Apprenticed on a transport vessel
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1849 |
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Returned to France and failed the naval exam a second time
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1850 - 1856 |
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Studied under classical painter Thomas Couture
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1856 |
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Manet set up a studio shared with Albert de Balleroy
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1861 |
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Paintings were accepted by the Salon and received favorable press
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1863 |
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Exhibited at the Salon des Refuses
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1862 - 1865 |
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Took part in exhibitions organized by the Martinet Gallery
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1865 |
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Caused a scandal at the Salon with his paintings “Olympia” and “Christ Mocked”
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1880 |
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Solo Exhibition at La Vie moderne
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1883 |
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Died April 30th in Paris, France
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1884 |
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Exhibition of Manet’s work was held at the Salle de Melpomene of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
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Born January 23rd in Paris, France
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2006 - 2007
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Nov. 5 - Jan. 29, "Manet and the Execution of Maximilian"
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2004
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June 18 - Oct. 10, "Edouard Manet, Impressions of the Sea", Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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