Four Paintings
I
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
I Paris
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
A Brief History of Paris 1852 - 1885
Thirty turbulent years saw Paris utterly transformed, architecturally, politically and artistically.
Haussmann
In the 1850s Baron Haussmann the "demolition artist" rebuilt Paris.
The Boulevard
"oh! In Paris, there is liberty, there is the life of the intellect!"
The Café-Concert
Around 1840 a new form of café appeared in Paris, in which singers and musicians provided a topical, vernacular form of entertainment.
Gay Paree
Though 'Gay Paree' was a term that originated in the Belle Epoque, it was conceived in 1880.
Dandies
"All fashions are charming, or rather relatively charming, each one being a new striving...
Corsetrie
Both as a dandy and as a painter, fashion was of immense interest to Manet.
