Edouard Manet

Long forgotten, he was rediscovered in the 19th century and embraced by such master manipulators of paint as Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet and John Singer Sargent.

Picture-Perfect Rogues' Gallery Karen Wilkin 2011

Edouard Manet painted his most famous work, "Olympia," in 1863 but had no name for it.

Daniel Grant: What's In a (Painting's) Name? Quite a Lot, Actually Daniel Grant 2011

Edouard Manet painted his most famous work, "Olympia," in 1863 but had no name for it.

Daniel Grant: What's In a (Painting's) Name? Quite a Lot, Actually Daniel Grant 2011

Edouard Manet's "Dejeuner sur l'herbe," a Parisian studio painting with potent plein-air connotations that was long sequestered on the first floor, assumes its rightful place and appears here both more monumental and prescient.

New Visions Arrive at the Orsay Mary Tompkins Lewis 2011

Edouard Manet painted his most famous work, "Olympia," in 1863 but had no name for it.

Daniel Grant: What's In a (Painting's) Name? Quite a Lot, Actually Daniel Grant 2011

Edouard Manet painted his most famous work, "Olympia," in 1863 but had no name for it.

Daniel Grant: What's In a (Painting's) Name? Quite a Lot, Actually Daniel Grant 2011

The painting depicted a fictitious meeting of contemporary artists, including James Whistler, Edouard Manet and Charles Baudelaire, gathered around a portrait of Delacroix.

What's On Around Europe 2011

In a sweet 1880s portrait by Edouard Manet of his wife, their pet nestles in her lap.

Culture flash: cats 2011

Mr. Black maintains a disciplined approach to paintings as well, buying only museum-quality pieces by masters such as Pablo Picasso, Edouard Manet and Paul Cezanne.

Value Investor Finds A Bevy of Bargains 2010

Upon the walls were three Rembrandts, a Johannes Vermeer, an Edouard Manet, and five works by Degas.

The Thieves of Darkness Richard Doetsch 2010