By George Mauner with an essay by Henri Loyrette
Published in 2001 by the AFA in association with Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
200 pages, 133 illus. (106 in color), 9 × 9 in.
Paper • ISBN 1-885444-16-8 • $29.95 (Harry N. Abrams, Inc.)
Cloth • ISBN 0-8109-4391-3 • $39.95 (Harry N. Abrams)

Of all the paintings by the impressionist master Edouard Manet, nearly one-fifth are still lifes, a genre the artist himself considered “the touchstone of painting.” Throughout his career, and especially later in his life, Manet devoted considerable energy to still lifes, producing oils, watercolors, and prints that unite exuberant personal expression with a flawless mastery of light and detail. This sumptuous volume is the first major book to focus on this crucial aspect of Manet’s work.