THIS EXHIBITION IS NO LONGER ON VIEW AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY.
Overview: More than 100 paintings, pastels, prints, and photographs marked the centenary of Edouard Manet's death in 1883. The exhibition presented works by Manet and his precursors, contemporaries, and followers. 9 sections dealt with life in Paris and its environs.
Organization: Theodore Reff of Columbia University was guest curator; David E. Rust and Florence E. Coman were coordinators at the Gallery. Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition and Gordon Anson designed the lighting.
Image: Edouard Manet, Masked Ball at the Opera, 1873, oil on canvas, Gift of Mrs. Horace Havemeyer in memory of her mother-in-law, Louisine W. Havemeyer, 1982.75.1
Attendance: 244319
Catalog: Manet and Modern Paris, by Theodore Reff. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1982.
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- Manet, Edouard
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- , 1832 - 1883