| Introduction |
| Modern Paris |
| Artistic Strategies |
| Context |
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Manet banished modeling while sustaining the impression of three dimensionality on a flat surface.The girl's skirt is a broad, flattened shape with drags of gray indicating folds. The scalloped back of the dress confers an illusion of roundness. Consider the grapes on the ledge of the garden wall: dabs of green with the most elemental touches of brown and white to imply volume.
