đ©đ© WELL LOVELIES, MANET WAS GREAT AS MARILYN ALSO IS. I LIKE HER ART BOLD AND GENUINE. CHAPEAU POUR LES DEUX !
Picnic on the Grass

Performing a âone-eightyâ on my inspirational artwork here I am with two male models! Not the usual combination of clothed and unclothed adults we are used to observing. Once again, my fun take on famous artworks brings with it a more serious question about what is acceptable in the artworld.
My thanks for the male models go to BBCâs programme âLife Class Live!â.
Inspiration:

Edouard Manet (1832-1883) Le DĂ©jeuner sur lâHerbe (The Luncheon on the Grass), 1863
When the 1863 Salon jury rejected the painting, Manet exhibited three works, including âDĂ©jeunerâ, at the Salon des RefusĂ©s and it proved controversial from the outset. Too large? Too provocative? Too unconventional? For the public and the critics it didnât fit the mould of a serious, acceptable artwork. I found that Manetâs original title was âLe Bainâ (The Bath), and that he jokingly called it âLaâŠ
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