The year 1986 marked the bicentenary of the birth of Michel Eugene Chevreul. By coincidence the Courtauld Institute Gallery in London mounted an exhibition showing the construction of works by Edouard Manet. The present article shows parallels between the works of Manet and the ideas of Chevreul. No implication of any direct influence is intended.
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