For which painting was Edouard Manet condemned as incompetent and subversive by critics, which damaged his reputation for years?
Olympia (Manet) Olympia (Manet) Olympia is a painting by Édouard Manet, first exhibited at the 1865 Paris Salon, which shows a nude woman ("Olympia") lying on a bed being brought flowers by a servant. Olympia was modelled by Victorine Meurent and Olympia's servant by the art model Laure. Olympia's confrontational gaze caused shock and astonishment when the painting was first exhibited because a number of details in the picture identified her as a prostitute. The French government acquired the painting in 1890 after a public subscription organized by Claude Monet. The painting is on display at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris. What shocked
Spring (Édouard Manet painting) The idea came from Manet’s friend, Antonin Proust, who suggested a series of seasons personified by contemporary ideals of women, fashion and beauty. The series was never finished and Manet died a year after finishing only the second of the series, "Autumn". In November 2014, the J. Paul Getty Museum paid more than $65 million for the painting, surpassing the previous record of $33.2 million for a Manet which was paid for "Self Portrait With a Palette" in 2010. Spring (Édouard Manet painting) Spring is a painting by Édouard Manet that was created in 1881. It debuted at the Paris