Manet by Himself: Correspondence and Conversation : Paintings, Pastels, Prints and Drawings - Hardcover

Manet's correspondence, recorded recollections of his contemporaries, and color illustrations are here grouped according to three time periods: "1848-1871, From Youth to Maturity," "1871-1879, Paris in the 1870s," and "1880-1883, The Last Years." A brief historical essay begins each section. A fourth section is mostly recorded recollections titled, "Manet on Art." A list of plates and biographical notes conclude the work. The quality of the illustrations is excellent. The correspondence, however, is selected, and by the editor's own admission, "Some interesting and revealing letters are undated . . . and have therefore been excluded." This is unfortunate, since the undatable correspondence may never appear in a work of this quality. The material selected does reveal a proud, stubborn, sensitive, and frequently lonely Manet. Recommended for public and academic libraries.
- P. Steven Thomas, Washburn Univ., Topeka, Kan.
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