Manet was, arguably, the most scandalous painter of his time. His nudes (particularly "''The Picnic''" and "''Olympia''") were the cause of great public uproar. His sketchy, spontaneous, and sometimes brutally honest technique inspired the most pivotal art movement since the [[renaissance]] - [[impressionism]]. He completed painting his last masterpiece, ''A Bar at the Folies-Bergère'' ''(Le Bar aux Folies-Bergère)'', in 1882. | Manet was, arguably, the most scandalous painter of his time. His nudes (particularly "''The Picnic''" and "''Olympia''") were the cause of great public uproar. His sketchy, spontaneous, and sometimes brutally honest technique inspired the most pivotal art movement since the [[renaissance]] - [[impressionism]]. He completed painting his last masterpiece, ''A Bar at the Folies-Bergère'' ''(Le Bar aux Folies-Bergère)'', in 1882. |