Glass of Absinthe

by Edgar Degas

Artwork Image: Glass of Absinthe (1877) by Edgar Degas

L'Absinthe (English: The Absinthe Drinker or Glass of Absinthe) is a painting by Edgar Degas. Some original title translations are A sketch of a French Café, then Figures at Café, the title was finally changed in 1893 to L’Absinthe (the name the piece is known by today). It is now in the permanent collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Painted in 1875-1876, it depicts two figures, a woman and man, who sit in the center and right of this painting, respectively. The man, wearing a hat, looks right, off the canvas, while the woman, dressed formally and also wearing a hat, stares vacantly downward. A glass filled with the eponymous greenish liquid sits before her. The painting is a representation of the increasing social isolation in Paris during its stage of rapid growth.

$300.00

Artwork Details

Date:1877
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:92cm x 68cm
Genres:Post-Impressionism
Subjects:Cuisine
People
More Info:en.wikipedia.org
Name:Musée d'Orsay
Location:Paris (France)
Website:www.musee-orsay.fr

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