Better Know: Manet’s Bar

by The Art Assignment

You’ve likely seen this glassy-eyed late 19th Century barmaid before, but what can we make of this painting today?

Cite this page as: The Art Assignment, "Better Know: Manet’s Bar," in Smarthistory, March 4, 2019, accessed September 25, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/better-know-manets-bar/.