In a Café, Degas
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Author: | Edgar Degas |
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Original Title: | L'Absinthe |
Type: | Painting |
Medium | Oil |
Support: | Canvas |
Year: | 1876 |
Located: | Orsay Museum, París. |
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Also known as "The Absinthe".
A double portrait capturing the aesthetics of the era, it depicts two characters who appear to be strangers: a woman with a vacant gaze and a man looking elsewhere. In front of her is what is assumed to be a glass of absinthe, a drink infamous at the time for its association with leading to psychosis.
One of the most likely interpretations is that the artist crafted a subtle critique of absinthe consumption. The painting was created in the artist's studio, using models artificially placed in a real location familiar to him: La Nouvelle Athènes, Paris.
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