One of his first major works, Le déjeuner sur l'herbe, which was painted in 1863, caused great controversy among many people and was rejected at the Salon of that year. Its great debate came from the nude woman featured in the center of the painting – she is accompanied by two Bohemian style students, but seems to be distracted by the audience viewing her. In the book entitled Manet, Portraying Life, the authors go on to state
One of his first major works, Le déjeuner sur l'herbe, which was painted in 1863, caused great controversy among many people and was rejected at the Salon of that year. Its great debate came from the nude woman featured in the center of the painting – she is accompanied by two Bohemian style students, but seems to be distracted by the audience viewing her. In the book entitled Manet, Portraying Life, the authors go on to state