ANALISIS OF "THE OLD MUSICIAN" BY E. MANET

Jeffery L. Wright Seminar in Art Tuesday 7:00 - 9:45 <Tab/>Analysis of The Old Musician During the time period that France was undergoing a structural rebuilding, by Baron Georges Haussmann, E'douard Manet was painting "The Old Musician", and was unaware of the controversy this particular painting would bring him. Manet was an artist with a novel approach to art, contrasting with other artist of his time, which were following the mainstream approach …

…them are subjective. Any artist with his paint and canvas should be free to interpret the people life around him. If art is powerful enough to make social change then the artist should use it. Manet's later work would go on to be well received. Soon others would realize the impact art had on society and the attitudes of the time. Any painting with a moral or social backdrop as its foundation will transcend time.