Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of Manet—-A French Impressionist Breakfast? By Joan Hart on October 10, 2019 in Art Happenings Edouard Manet, Brioche with Pears, c. 1876, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas Has French 19th century artist Edouard Manet (1832-1883) created an Impressionist brioche above? Is it appetizing? Or mainly a baked concoction of swirling brushstrokes? art appreciation, food in art, French Impressionism