Édouard Manet - Theodore Duret 1868
Theodore Duret 1868
46x35cm oil/canvas
Musée de la Ville de Paris, Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France
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Théodore Duret (20 January 1838, Saintes – 16 January 1927, Paris) was a French journalist, author and art critic. He was one of the first advocates of impressionism. One of his best known works is Critique d'Avant Garde (Paris, 1885) which was written in support of the Impressionist movement. He also served as collecting advisor and buying agent for American art collector Louisine Havemeyer.