Edouard Manet Quotes

France, Artist
January 23, 1832 – April, 30, 1883.

Édouard Manet (US: /mæˈneɪ, mə-/; UK: /ˈmæneɪ/; French: [edwaʁ manɛ]; 23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883) was a French painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.

Also known as Painter

You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.

Edouard Manet
- Believe
- Real
- Alone
It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more.

Edouard Manet
I would kiss you, had I the courage.

Edouard Manet
- You
- Courage
- Kiss
There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.

Edouard Manet
- Nature
- Lines
- Colour
Black is not a color.

Edouard Manet
- Black
- Color
Color is a matter of taste and of sensitivity.

Edouard Manet
- Color
- Matter
- Taste