Edouard Manet: Painter of Modern Life
Edouard Manet: Painter of Modern Life
This visually powerful program presents the great French Impressionist as a daring observer of the nineteenth-century urban scene. It examines Manet's major paintings, using the artist's own words and those of his contemporaries.
1983 / 27 min. / DVD / Color
Studio: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Executive Producer: The Office of Film and Television of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Producer/Director: Judith Wechsler
Narrator: Philippe de Montebello
Funding provided by: Warner Communications Foundation