Manet

[ ma-ney; French ma-ne ]

/ mæˈneɪ; French maˈnɛ /

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noun

É·douard

[ey-dwar], /eɪˈdwar/, 1832–83, French painter.

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How to use Manet in a sentence

Moffett, who took the winning bid, handled a sale of Cohen's Manet at Sotheby's two years ago.
Who Won the Bidding Match Over Munch’s ‘The Scream’?|Alexandra Peers|May 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Hedge funder Steve Cohen, who has said he is moving toward more Post-War art, was unloading an Edouard Manet.
London Auctions|Brook Mason|June 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST
After her marriage to Eugène Manet she came under the influence of his famous brother, Édouard.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
After the death of Édouard Manet, she devoted herself to building up an appreciation of his work in the public mind.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement

She wrote it, she put her name to it—“litera scripta manet.”
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348|Various
He was all impatience to know what was said in the Caf de Bade, the caf of Manet, and by the critics.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Manet, port vers le naturel et pris de recherches, s'irritait de ces poses d'un type fixe et toujours les mmes.
Six Centuries of Painting|Randall Davies

British Dictionary definitions for Manet

Manet

/ (French manɛ) /

noun

Édouard (edwar). 1832–83, French painter. His painting Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (1863), which was condemned by the Parisian establishment, was acclaimed by the impressionists, whom he decisively influenced

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