Manet - Degas Une amitié tourmentée

In 1917, the art world is in turmoil: the painter Edgar Degas dies leaving behind a collection of dozens of works by Edouard Manet... This discovery arouses our curiosity about the secrets of the relationship between the two artists. Diving into the heart of the 19th century, we discover the tumultuous relationship between the two men, full of rivalry and scandal. In a world where artistic revolutions were accompanied by political transformations, economic growth and the cultural influence of the Parisian arts, Manet and Degas, through their creations, sought to express their era. Each painting brings them closer together and distances them in turn, as they explore modernity under the critical gaze of their contemporaries.