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The Art Assignment
Better Know Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
Season 5
Episode 11
You've likely seen this glassy-eyed late 19th Century barmaid before, but what can we make of this painting today? Let's explore Edouard Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère.
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