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A red chalk sketch of a woman wrapped in a towel, sitting on a stool or otherwise undefined seat. An initial sketch of the scene can be seen in the upper left, loose and undeveloped.

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

Édouard Manet

Manet created a complex, absorbing composition and one of the iconic paintings of modern life.

painting of a woman bartender looking straight ahead

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Reworking Manet: Live Project Brief

Reworking Manet is a live brief for state school students aged 14-18, asking participants to research, interrogate and create a personal response to Édouard Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882).

A woman standing behind a bar facing straight ahead.

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Introducing Reworking Manet webinar

5:00pm, 18 Jan 2023

Discover Reworking Manet, a live brief for state school students aged 14-18, asking participants to research, interrogate and create a personal response to the painting in any media.

Young People

Introducing Reworking Manet webinar

5:00pm, 7 Feb 2023

Discover Reworking Manet, a live brief for state school students aged 14-18, asking participants to research, interrogate and create a personal response to the painting in any media.

Young People

Creating a response & documentation (part of Reworking Manet)

5:00pm, 27 Feb 2023

Discover Reworking Manet, a live brief for state school students aged 14-18, asking participants to research, interrogate and create a personal response to the painting in any media.

Young People

The Bar | Up Close webinar (part of Reworking Manet)

2:00pm, 13 Feb 2023

Discover Reworking Manet, a live brief for state school students aged 14-18, asking participants to research, interrogate and create a personal response to the painting in any media.