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The realist movement no longer needs to fight with others. He is, he exists, he must show himself apart. There must be a realistic Salon. Manet doesn't understand that. I believe he is definitely much more vain than intelligent. »
It was with these scathing words that Degas reacted to Manet's refusal to participate in the 1874 exhibition, the one which would mark the birth of Impressionism. This refusal is indeed surprising, as the painter from
Olympia
is still associated today with the genesis of the movement and its aesthetics.
“Manet is as important to us as Cimabue and Giotto are to…
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