... uncle would also take Edouard and his friend, Antonin Proust on frequent outings to the Louvre. After studying with Tomas Couture, Manet enrolled and studied art at Ecole des Beaux-Arts. In most of his paintings, he depicted the scenes and subjects of the everyday life. But when he developed new techniques he began introducing unique and taboo themes into his ... ...

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... his work.. He longed to be accepted as a skilful traditional artist and placed great importance on having his paintings accepted into the official exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts - The Salon, which was widely regarded as the most prestigious art event in the Western World. Although this is a very Realist viewpoint, the actualisation of Manet's Absinthe Drinker lacks diligence ... ...

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