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A Bar at the Folies-Bergeres - DETAIL of barmaid

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1882

Oil on canvas

37 3/4 x 51 1/4 in. (96 x 130 cm)

Courtauld Institute Galleries, England.

 

Edouard Manet's 1882 painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergeres, of a barmaid in a cabaret, intrigues the viewer with its spatial and psychological complexity. The mirror behind her transforms the shallow space in which she stands into a view of the entire room, where a lively and sophisticated crowd is enjoying the aerial act high above their heads. The barmaid appears lost in thought, but in the reflection, she is seen attending to a customer. To the end of his career Edouard Manet sought to portray the spirit of modern life.

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Uploaded on July 19, 2011
Taken on July 18, 2011