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Edouard Manet - Spring and Autumn

Edouard Manet - Spring and Autumn

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George Bothamley
Oct 11, 2023
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In 1881, Édouard Manet tentatively began work on a new series of four portraits.

Spring,

Summer,

Autumn,

and Winter.

Spring - Edouard Manet

The idea had originally come from a conversation with his good friend Antonin Proust (the journalist/politician) who had not exactly directly “commissioned” the series, but certainly “strongly requested” it!

And, as…

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