
About the work
The Philosopher (Le Philosophe) is a work by Édouard Manet, dated 1905. Édouard Manet (1832–1883) painted modern Paris with a direct, flat touch that shocked the Salon. His work forms a bridge between Realism and Impressionism. The original is in the collection of Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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