In the mid-nineteenth century, when Paris was undergoing change, the Académie des Beaux-Arts was in control of French art. The Académie ensured that they always preserved the traditional French standards with regard to the style of painting and content that was ... that they were immoral or corrupt and this resulted in 639 of his works being removed from museums and exhibitions. He was even expelled as a member from the Academy of Arts in Berlin. To compare Manet with Kirchner, I think that they had the same drive to break the expectations placed on artists of their time. They both deve...

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