details: Edouard Manet, Déjeuner sur l'herbe (detail), 1863; Olympia (detail), 1863; The Railway (detail), 1872-1873.

In each case, her frank stare replaced an expected expression, such as coyness or charm, with an odd, new detachment that flouted depictions of women.

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