Modern art begins with Manet. His legacy to the latter half of the 19th century affected every artist of note, and as Renoir said, for the Impressionists he was what Giotto or Cimabue were for the artists of Renaissance. To the genera tion that succeeded him Manet seemed to have invented an entirely new kind of painting, completely breaking away from the earlier tradition of depicting the external world accurately within the accepted style of the day. Manet claimed to paint what he saw, but he introduced two elements that were to alter the history of painting for ever.

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Anyonewho has visited an art gallery will understand the value of being able to look at paintings close up, to see the way the colors have been used and how the paint has been handled Now you,can have your own personal art gallery in this series of "books, History & Techniques of the Great Masters.

Each book brings you a selection of ten or more famous paintings, magnificently reproduced in full Color and with actual size details so that you can see the way the and worked - just as though the paintings in turn and own walls. The text analyzes each painting in turn and informative captions tell you exactly which techniques the artist has used to obtain particular effects, what type of canvas and priming was used,and how the colors were chosen,mixed, and applied.

INTRODUCTION

CHRONOLOGY

THE PAINTINGS

MUSIC IN THE TUILERIES GARDENS

LOLA DE VALENCE

DEJEUNER SUR L"HERBE

OLYMPIA

PORTRAIT OF EMILE ZOLA

THE BALCONY

THE SEINE BANKS AT ARGENTEUIL

STREETPAVERS IN THE RUE MOS"NIER

GIRL SERVING BEER

NANA

BAR AT THE FOLIES BERGERE

INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS