Édouard Manet

The Impressionists: Part 2 1. Why was the journalist surprised about how Monet spent 1870-1871? While other artists had gone to war for their country, he fled to England with his family. 2. What did Monet say was an artist?s battleground? Who was the enemy? The Salon was the battleground and Chenevier, the new minister of art, was the enemy. 3. What did Chenevier say France must do to recover from war? He said French art must become patriotic, and artists must serve France through art. 4. Who painted Parisian Women in Algerian Dress? Was it accepted at the salon? Renoir painted it, but it was not accepted. 5. What was Degas? muse? The ballet 6. Finish Degas? quote: I don?t depict ___________, I depict ____________. Dancers, movement