Ultra HD Master (3 644 × 5 000 px)
Impressionism / Realism
1875–1876
L'Absinthe
Original title: Dans un café (L'Absinthe)
Edgar Degas
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
92 cm × 68.5 cm
Date of Creation:
1875–1876
Scan Resolution:
3 644 × 5 000 px
Archive File Size:
6.9 MB
Permanent Collection:
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
Historical Narrative
An actress and an artist sit side by side in the Caféé de la Nouvelle Athènes in Paris, lost in solemn, vacant alcoholic desolation.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"A haunting psychological study of urban isolation and addiction in the modern metropolis, framed by a steep zigzag perspective."
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