Manet's portraiture has never been explored in exhibition form, despite it forming around half of his artistic output. He painted his family, friends and the literary, political and artistic figures of the day, giving life not only to his subjects but also to Parisian society. The exhibition consists of more than 50 works, including portraits of his most frequent sitter, his wife Suzanne Leenhoff; luminaries of the period Antonin Proust, mile Zola and Stphane Mallarm; along with scenes from everyday life revealing Manet's forward-thinking, modern approach to portraiture. This event has been organised by the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in collaboration with the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. The exhibition is sponsored by BNY Mellon, Partner of the Royal Academy of Arts. More information can be found at www.royalacademy.org.uk.
Tickets are $10 general admission, $9 for seniors and $8 for members, and are available at The Grand Box Office (207) 667-9500 or online at www.grandonline.org.
In addition to these HD exhibitions, The Grand is proud to be presenting NT Live, a series of simulcasts from The National Theatre of London, which includes Helen Mirren in 'The Audience' on Thursday, June 13 at 2 p.m.
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