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CHESNEAU, Ernest
1833-1990
Writer and critic, Chesneau was secretary to Nieuwerkerke, the Fine Arts administrator. He acquired a small painting by Manet in 1864 and later gave qualified support to the 'new art' of the impressionists. A friend and admirer of John Ruskin, he was deeply concerned with the relationship between art and society. He was one of the first to recognize the merits of Manet and immediately picked up the connection between the Dejeuner sur l'herbe and Raphael.
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