Edouard Manet and Change

Edouard Manet, what can I say. 

Edouard Manet, The Luncheon on the Grass,
1863

He was a unique painter of his day.
He challenged traditions of the past.
He made artworks that would last.
Olympia and The Luncheon on the Grass.
People of his time thought were crass.
Now considered the first modern painter.
For he did art that didn't cater.
If it wasn't for Edouard Manet,
Painting may have never changed.
Thanks Manet.