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At the Café

1874

Édouard Manet

(French, 1832–1883)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
gillotage
Measurements
Image: 26.3 x 33.4 cm (10 3/8 x 13 1/8 in.); Sheet: 26.9 x 36 cm (10 9/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of its 100th anniversary 2019.57
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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This image appeared in the Belgian journal L’Europe, which was censored by Parisian police. This impression is the only one known to have been saved before the journal was destroyed.

Description

This print by Édouard Manet depicts the Café Guerbois, a gathering place for Impressionist artists in 19th-century Paris. Although best known for his paintings, the artist was an avid printmaker throughout his entire career. Here, he experimented with gillotage—a new technique at the time—to suggest the quick, sketchy lines of drawing, making the image appear as if it had been created quickly and spontaneously.
A horizontally oriented print in black ink with thick lines sketches a café interior with people sitting at a table in the lower left corner. A person stands between billiards-like tables behind. On the right, a person wearing a suit and apron looks at those seated at the table, hands on hips. Another person faces away behind them on the right, and another leans on a wall to the right of the table of people.

At the Café

1874

Édouard Manet

(French, 1832–1883)
France, 19th century

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