L’Absinthe

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oil painting painting

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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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
L’Absinthe canonical 5
The Absinthe Drinker 2
L’Absinthe by Edgar Degas 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
appliesToPart canvas ⓘ
artisticFeature asymmetrical composition ⓘ
cropped framing ⓘ
off‑center figures ⓘ
strong diagonal lines ⓘ
use of reflected light ⓘ
collection Musée d'Orsay ⓘ
surface form: Musée d’Orsay collection
colorPalette muted tones ⓘ
country France ⓘ
creator Edgar Degas ⓘ
depicts a glass of absinthe ⓘ
café interior ⓘ
modern Parisian café life ⓘ
two seated figures ⓘ
depictsCharacter Ellen Andrée ⓘ
Marcellin Desboutin ⓘ
depictsDrink absinthe ⓘ
exhibitedAt Grafton Galleries ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
exhibitionHistory exhibited in London in the 1890s ⓘ
genre genre painting ⓘ
hasEffect moral panic about absinthe ⓘ
public controversy ⓘ
hasTheme effects of alcohol ⓘ
modernity ⓘ
urban ennui ⓘ
inception 1876 ⓘ
influenced later depictions of urban alienation ⓘ
influencedBy Parisian café culture ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
locatedIn Paris ⓘ
location Musée d'Orsay ⓘ
surface form: Musée d’Orsay
mainSubject absinthe drinking ⓘ
bohemian Paris ⓘ
social isolation ⓘ
urban alienation ⓘ
materialUsed oil paint ⓘ
movement Impressionism ⓘ
notableFor controversial reception ⓘ
psychological intensity ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
setInPeriod late 19th‑century Paris ⓘ
setInPlace Café de la Nouvelle Athènes ⓘ
title At the Café ⓘ
surface form: In a Café

L’Absinthe self-link ⓘ
L’Absinthe self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Absinthe Drinker

Referenced by (8)

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Edgar Degas → notableWork → L’Absinthe ⓘ
L’Absinthe → title → L’Absinthe self-link ⓘ
L’Absinthe → title → L’Absinthe self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Absinthe Drinker
Seated Woman (The Absinthe Drinker) → hasAlternativeTitle → L’Absinthe ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Absinthe Drinker
Ellen Andrée → notableWorkAsModel → L’Absinthe ⓘ
Ellen Andrée → portrayedIn → L’Absinthe ⓘ
Café de la Nouvelle Athènes → depictedIn → L’Absinthe ⓘ
Café de la Nouvelle Athènes → notableWorkDepiction → L’Absinthe ⓘ
this entity surface form: L’Absinthe by Edgar Degas