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At the Café
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At the Café

Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940), artist · c. 1897–99 · oil on board, laid on cradled panel

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About this work

This scene of two women in a Parisian café has a hushed atmosphere that is heightened by the warm palette and glow of gaslight. Édouard Vuillard and Félix Vallotton were close friends and painted together in the 1890s, but Vuillard’s quiet café and Vallotton’s riotous Bistro (2020.114) could not be more different in mood.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineAt the Café, c. 1897–99. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Oil on board, laid on cradled panel; unframed: 28.8 x 27.5 cm (11 5/16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1958.57
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