Louis Edmond Duranty
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Louis Edmond Duranty was a prolific novelist and art critic
.
Duranty supported the realist
cause and later the Impressionist
s. He was challenged to a duel in 1870 by Édouard Manet
over an affront. He was a friend of Edgar Degas
, who painted a celebrated portrait of him in 1879 (Burrell Collection, Glasgow
). He was a frequent visitor to the Café Guerbois
. Also the author of The New Painting.
Durnaty adopted 'truth' as the slogan of his short-lived journal Réalisme (1856–57), and in the second volume he composed principles of realism.
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
.
Duranty supported the realist
Realism (arts)
Realism in the visual arts and literature refers to the general attempt to depict subjects "in accordance with secular, empirical rules", as they are considered to exist in third person objective reality, without embellishment or interpretation...
cause and later the Impressionist
Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s...
s. He was challenged to a duel in 1870 by Édouard Manet
Édouard Manet
Édouard Manet was a French painter. One of the first 19th-century artists to approach modern-life subjects, he was a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism....
over an affront. He was a friend of Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas[p] , born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a realist...
, who painted a celebrated portrait of him in 1879 (Burrell Collection, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
). He was a frequent visitor to the Café Guerbois
Café Guerbois
Café Guerbois, on Avenue de Clichy in Paris, was the site of late 19th century discussions and planning amongst artists, writers and art lovers – the bohèmes , in contrast to the bourgeois....
. Also the author of The New Painting.
Durnaty adopted 'truth' as the slogan of his short-lived journal Réalisme (1856–57), and in the second volume he composed principles of realism.