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Beaux Arts decodes 10 Impressionist masterpieces

publication · 2026-05-10

Beaux Arts magazine has published an analysis of ten Impressionist masterpieces, starting with Édouard Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, which caused a scandal at the 1863 Salon des refusés due to its depiction of a nude woman with clothed men.

Key facts

  • Beaux Arts magazine published an analysis of ten Impressionist masterpieces.
  • The first work analyzed is Édouard Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe.
  • Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe was exhibited at the 1863 Salon des refusés.
  • The painting caused a scandal due to a nude woman alongside clothed men.

Entities

Artists

  • Édouard Manet

Institutions

  • Beaux Arts

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