Homage to Manet

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This major loan exhibition examines the legacy of one of the most important and controversial artists of modern times, the French artist Edouard Manet (1832-1883). Central to the exhibition and the undisputed star of the show is Manet’s stunning Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus recently acquired for the nation by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Unique to Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Homage to Manet presents a fascinating opportunity to look at this wonderful portrait and explore the exhibition’s central theme – how Manet influenced the way future generations of artists depicted women and paved the way for professional female artists of the early 20th century to represent themselves. Featuring approximately 60 works, including examples by Claude Monet, John Singer Sargent, Philip Wilson Steer, Walter Sickert, Gwen John, William Orpen, Vanessa Bell and others, this exhibition breaks new ground in tracing Manet’s legacy in Britain. We are grateful for the support of the Principal Exhibition Sponsor, Birketts Solicitors. Homage to Manet is also supported by the East Anglia Art Fund and the Eastern Daily Press. The exhibition showcases oils, prints and drawings on loan from national collections, such as Tate http://www.tate.org.uk and the British Museum http://www.britishmuseum.org alongside regional institutions such as the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk.