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He produced very few
religious, mythological, or historical paintings.
One of Manet's most famous paintings at this time is Le déjeuner sur l'herbe ("The
Lunch on the Grass"), originally exhibited as Le Bain ("The Bath"). The Salon
refused to exhibit it in 1863 but he exhibited it at the Salon des Refusés
("Exhibition of Refused Works") later in the year. Its juxtaposition of dressed
men and a nude woman was controversial, as was its
abbreviated sketch-like style -
an innovation that distinguished Manet from Courbet. (Source)
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