ManetLampooned during his lifetime for his style as much as his subject matter, French painter douard Manet (18321883) is now considered a crucial figure in the history of art, bridging the transition from Realism to Impressionism. Manets work combined a painterly technique with strikingly modern images of contemporary life, centered on the urban Paris experience. He recorded the citys parks, bars, and cabarets, often delighting in the frisson of