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Artist Interview

1. Full Name of Artist: Edouard Manet

2. Date of Artist Birth: January 23, 1832
Date of Artist Death: April 30, 1883

3. Using COMPLETE SENTENCES, please write a general DESCRIPTION of the art work created by this artist: Edouard Manet is credited with popularizing the technique of alla prima painting. Rather than build up colors in layers, Manet would immediately lay down the hue that most closely matched the final effect he sought.

4. What GENRE does this artist fit into? Why is this artist considered part of this GENRE? The genre Edouard Manet fit into is Impressionis and Realism.This artist is considered to be apart of this genre because he was mostly known for creating art that displayed this genre.

5. Choose one artwork created by this artist write a detailed DESCRIPTION of it: Olympia (1863)- Olympia is a painting by Édouard Manet, which shows a nude woman lying on a bed being brought flowers by a servant.

6. What do you think this artwork means? In other words, what is your INTERPRETATION of this artwork? My interpertaion of this art was a nude british lady receiving flowers from a African American woman whom was a servant.

7. What kind of biographical information did you find? How does this relate to the art created by this artist? The type of biographical infromation I found was a background story of what inspired him to draw these types of arts. This relates to his art by creating background information to let fans know what made his drawings like they are.

8. Do you like this artist’s work? Why or why not? In other words, what is your JUDGMENT of the work? Yes, I love Edouard art work because its very beautiful and has meaning.

9. What questions do you still have about this artist? The question that I have for this artist still is, If you were alive today would you continue to make art

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