L’Absinthe
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L’Absinthe is a famous 1876 painting by Edgar Degas depicting two isolated café drinkers, often interpreted as a stark portrayal of modern urban alienation and the social effects of absinthe drinking in Paris.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting → |
| appliesToPart |
canvas
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| artisticFeature |
asymmetrical composition
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cropped framing → off‑center figures → strong diagonal lines → use of reflected light → |
| collection |
Musée d’Orsay collection
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| colorPalette |
muted tones
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| country |
France
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| creator |
Edgar Degas
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| depicts |
a glass of absinthe
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café interior → modern Parisian café life → two seated figures → |
| depictsCharacter |
Ellen Andrée
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Marcellin Desboutin → |
| depictsDrink |
absinthe
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| exhibitedAt |
Grafton Galleries
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London → |
| exhibitionHistory |
exhibited in London in the 1890s
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| genre |
genre painting
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| hasEffect |
moral panic about absinthe
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public controversy → |
| hasTheme |
effects of alcohol
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modernity → urban ennui → |
| inception |
1876
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| influenced |
later depictions of urban alienation
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| influencedBy |
Parisian café culture
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| languageOfTitle |
French
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| locatedIn |
Paris
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| location |
Musée d’Orsay
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| mainSubject |
absinthe drinking
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bohemian Paris → social isolation → urban alienation → |
| materialUsed |
oil paint
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| movement |
Impressionism
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| notableFor |
controversial reception
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psychological intensity → social commentary → |
| setInPeriod |
late 19th‑century Paris
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| setInPlace |
Café de la Nouvelle Athènes
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| title |
In a Café
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L’Absinthe → The Absinthe Drinker → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
L’Absinthe
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L’Absinthe ("The Absinthe Drinker") → |
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Edgar Degas
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notableWork |