Morisot, Berthe - The Cradle (1872)
The Cradle is Morisot’s most famous work and it’s a masterpiece of intimate observation. It shows her sister Edma watching over her sleeping daughter. A quiet scene, but the composition...
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Monet, Claude - The Gare Saint-Lazare (1877)
Monet went to the train station to find the future. He didn't want to paint a mountain -- he wanted to paint the steam and the noise of the industrial...
Monet, Claude - Impression, Sunrise (1872)
In 1874, Claude Monet turned a critic’s slur into a revolution. Impression, Sunrise wasn't a view of nature, but a hazy record of industrial coal soot and steam. By matching...
Manet, Édouard - A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882)
This was Manet’s final masterpiece and it’s one of the most mysterious paintings ever made. It shows a barmaid named Suzon standing behind a marble counter, but the reflection in...
Manet, Édouard - Olympia (1863)
If the picnic Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe ["Luncheon on the grass"] was a scandal, Olympia was a full-blown riot. Manet painted a reclining nude, but she wasn't waiting for a...
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Manet, Édouard - Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe ["Luncheon on the grass"] (1863)
This painting was the biggest scandal of its time and it still feels a bit dangerous today. It shows two fully dressed men having a picnic with a naked woma....