Édouard Manet

Olympia

US$ 675.00

A nude woman meets the viewer’s eye directly, a black ribbon at her throat and a maid presenting flowers behind her, painted with flat lighting that refuses the soft idealising glow of academic nudes. When exhibited in 1865 it caused a scandal, not for the nudity itself but because Olympia’s frank stare and modern context read as a real, working Parisian woman rather than a mythological Venus. It is now considered one of the founding pictures of modern art.

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Artist

Édouard Manet (1832-1883) painted subjects from contemporary Parisian life using techniques borrowed from Spanish masters like Velázquez, flattening tone and abandoning the smooth finish academic juries expected. He was rejected and mocked by the official Salon for much of his career while quietly influencing the younger painters who would become the Impressionists. He never exhibited with the Impressionist group himself, preferring to fight for acceptance within the official system.

Material Archival canvas
Frame Supplied rolled, unframed
Print Fine-art print, printed to order
Size 52 × 36 inches
Delivery 2–3 weeks
Certificate of Authenticity Included, emailed on delivery
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