artist-manet: The Cats, Édouard Manet, 1869, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and DrawingsEdouard Manet was an early admirer of Japanese art. He was drawn to the static nature of the compositions and flatness of the picture planes. He also responded
artist-manet: The Cats, Édouard Manet, 1869, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and DrawingsEdouard Manet was an early admirer of Japanese art. He was drawn to the static nature of the compositions and flatness of the picture planes. He also responded