Edgar Allan Poe gets funeral Oct 7, 2009
Visitors in Baltimore for the funeral can enjoy a new exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art, "Edgar Allan Poe: A Baltimore Icon," which includes chilling illustrations to "The Raven" by Edouard Manet. Baltimore has a decided advantage over the other cities that lay claim to Poe, notes BMA director Doreen Bolger. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Walters Center shows Radovich, Sarakana artwork in main gallery during August Aug 1, 2009
"The roots in my painting are influenced by the French Impressionist style. While I studied fine art at Silpakorn University in Bangkok in 1996, I visited the D'Orsay Museum and the Louve in Paris. After that inspirational visit, I went on to study more about the painting process and methods of the impressionist and post-impressionist masters such as Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, and Edouard Manet," she added. The Walters Art Center basement gallery spaces will host artwork from the Hillsboro... (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
Museum Mile Festival 2009 in New Yo... May 29, 2009
The Thannhauser Collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and early Modern art includes important works by Paul C;zanne, Paul Gauguin, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Camille Pissarro, Pierre Auguste Renoir and Vincent van Gogh. Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward (May 15-August 23) celebrates the 50th anniversary with more than 200 drawings, elevations, models and digital recreations of 64 projects designed by the Guggenheim's architect. (Suite101.com)
Highlights in a Hurry at the Paris ... May 9, 2009
Highlights in a Hurry at the Paris Orsay. Highlights in a Hurry at the Paris Orsay. (Suite101.com)
Absinthe and the Arts Apr 30, 2009
The artists most associated with absinthe during this period were Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, and Vincent van Gogh. Toulouse-Lautrec, in particular, painted many works featuring absinthe, including a portrait of van Gogh, and was said to traverse Paris with a hollow cane filled with the green spirit, as well as a pet cormorant who also took a nip on occasion. (Suite101.com)
Apples, Oranges, Pears and Art Apr 8, 2009
Another popular still life fruit would be the orange, which inspired striking works by artists Edouard Manet (Four Mandarin Oranges) and Vincent van Gogh (Still Life with Basket and Six Oranges) among many others. A particularly alluring orange-related painting that doesn t involve still life views is Woman with an Orange by Jules-Joseph Lefebvre (1836-1911). (Suite101.com)
Art and The Vegetable Apr 2, 2009
Edouard Manet was an innovative painter who associated with and inspired the French Impressionists. Manet of course took on many subjects beyond still lifes, but when he did turn to close-ups of flowers or food, he used thick, expressive brushstrokes. (Suite101.com)
Artist Mary Cassatt in Spain Feb 26, 2009
Mary was perhaps also inspired to visit Spain by the work that Edouard Manet had exhibited following his 1865 Spanish visit. Manet had a strong influence on younger painters of his time, and his striking Dead Toreador and The Bullfight had no doubt caught Mary s eye. (Suite101.com)
Korach: Bill King was a master, too Feb 8, 2009
Art despite anguish Edouard Manet worked with Monet at Argenteuil in 1874, and although he resisted being included in the Impressionist camp, he has always been linked by time and style to Monet and his contemporaries ... Edouard Manet was born in Paris in 1832. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
