It's in some ways strange that the art style most commonly associated with Edouard Manet is impressionism; his pieces in no way highlight the color and transience that is so representative of that genre. At a time of hyper-realism, Manet broke free of traditional restraints and worked in flat colors, depicting unpopular and controversial subjects.
Compare his works to that of Monet, for instance. In many ways the forerunner of Impressionism, Monet lays claim to some of the most iconic images of the period. Many of them are displays of color, vibrant and beautifully executed. This man and many other painters of the period took their inspiration from the bold works of Edouard Manet that so defied convention.
However, while the Impressionists ultimately fell into their own new school of artistic interpretation, Manet remains in a category of his own.
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