Edward Manet's Personal Achievements

Manet's achievements are mainly reflected in figure painting. He was the first to introduce the light and color of impressionism into figure painting, and created the impressionism painting style. Manet received six years of academic education in his early years, and then he studied the works of many masters of past dynasties. His paintings not only have the three-dimensional modeling of traditional paintings, but also have the bright, lively and sensitive colors of Impressionism. It can be said that he is an important painter connecting the preceding with the following. His works (especially portraits) naturally reflect the character and psychology of the characters. The piper boy shows the truth of the characters almost without shadow, from which MANET's talent and conceit can be seen. This painting is obviously influenced by Japanese ukiyo-e prints.

Manet does not belong to the impressionist color theory. Unlike impressionism, MANET is very good at using black. It is like a timpani in a band, which makes the color of the whole picture loud and eye-catching and in its proper position. In Vallans' portrait, the black of the skirt played this role. 18 12, Manet's studio in Battier Street has become a place where young painters yearn for and gather. Later, Monet, Degas, Renoir and others who became impressionists often gathered here, and Manet became the leader in their minds. Manet's cafe scene is an observation of social life in Paris in the19th century. He depicts people drinking beer, listening to music, flirting, reading or waiting. Many of these paintings are based on live sketches. He often goes to Rashofen Beer House in Roche Shuarte Street, where his 1878 work Au Café is located. Several people are in the bar, a woman is facing the audience, and others are waiting to be served. This loose description style refers to the styles of hals and velazquez. But these paintings capture the emotions and feelings of nightlife in Paris. These paintings are snapshots of the life of Bohemians, urban workers and some middle classes.

In The Corner of a Coffee Shop Concert, a man is smoking, while the waitress behind him is serving drinks. Among beer drinkers, a woman enjoys beer with a friend. In Coffee Shop Concert, a mature gentleman is sitting in a bar, and the waitress stands behind her, drinking her drink. In "Waitress", the waitress paused, the customer in front was smoking, and a ballet dancer in the background was about to spin and dance with her arms outstretched. Proust was Manet's childhood friend, and he knew Manet's character and temperament like the back of his hand. According to him, MANET likes women. Naturally, MANET's paintings are full of works depicting women. His models are not limited to Dorian Mohan and his wife Susanna Lihoff. In La Prune, Manet uses the actress Ellen André to express the hero's satisfied, melancholy and dreamy expression.

As shown in "Olympia", MANET openly describes the life of social flowers or animals. The most famous one is Nana (1877). The heroine in the work takes actress harriet Hauser as the model, and the bright lighting is different from the serious and heavy Olympia. Another explanation is that MANET was inspired by Zola's novel Inn, and took Nana, a girl who has not yet appeared in the camera, as the dressing scene. Of course, this painting was also rejected by the Paris Salon of 1877. Manet's works also depict the upper class enjoying formal social activities. Manet vividly depicts a group of people enjoying the party in the painting "Masquerade at the Opera House". Men in hats and black suits stand together and chat with women in masks and party clothes. He also added a portrait of his friend to the painting.

Manet described other popular activities. Horse racing on the dragon shows the audience the scene of horse racing from an unusual angle. In skating, Manet showed a well-dressed woman in front while other skaters were behind her. His paintings always show the continuity of the active city life behind the theme.

According to the international exhibition, the soldiers are relieved, sitting and standing, and the rich couple are talking. There is a gardener, a boy and a dog, and a woman is riding a horse. In short, it is a microcosm of the Parisian class and era. Manet's reaction to modern life includes works devoted to war. These themes can be regarded as historical painting schools. 1864 The oil painting The Battle between Chilshah and Alabama depicts a naval battle on the French coast during the American Civil War. Manet may have witnessed the war at that time.

From 1867 to 1869, during the French intervention in Mexico, Manet painted three versions of "The Execution of Emperor Maximiliano", which was an event that was widely concerned by French foreign and domestic policies at that time. Its theme is the execution of Emperor Habsburg by Mexican firing squad supported by Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte. Whether it is oil painting or lithograph, this theme is not allowed to be displayed in France.

After the Franco-Prussian War, Manet participated in the uprising of the Paris Commune and was elected as a member of the Union of Commune Artists. After the failure of the uprising, he wrote a work reflecting the mass slaughter of commune insurgents by the government of Versailles in France at that time to show his condemnation. Manet's later important work, The Goddess Recreation Hall Bar, was exhibited in Paris Salon on 1882.

1875, MANET made prints for the French version of Poe's Raven. Malalem translated this poem into French.

188 1 year, under the pressure of his friend Proust, the French government awarded Manet the French Legion of Honor.