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A Bar at the Folies-Bergère Sharon

by Édouard Manet · 1882

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère Sharon by Édouard Manet

Artist

Édouard Manet was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.

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Artwork

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère is a painting by Édouard Manet, considered to be his last major work. It was painted in 1882 and exhibited at the Paris Salon of that year. It depicts a scene in the Folies Bergère nightclub in Paris. The painting originally belonged to the composer Emmanuel Chabrier, a close friend of Manet, and hung over his piano. It is now in the Courtauld Gallery in London.

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Quick facts

Artist
Édouard Manet
Year
1882
Movement
Impressionism
Country
France
Location
Courtauld Gallery