A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
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Title
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
Subject
Becoming Modern
Description
It represents the bustling interior of one of the most prominent music halls and cabarets of Paris, the Folies-Bergère. The venue opened in 1869 and its atmosphere was described as “unmixed joy”. In contrast, the barmaid in Manet’s representation is detached and marooned behind the bar.
The Folies-Bergère was also notorious as a place to pick up prostitutes. The writer Guy de Maupassant described the barmaids as “vendors of drink and of love”.
The Folies-Bergère was also notorious as a place to pick up prostitutes. The writer Guy de Maupassant described the barmaids as “vendors of drink and of love”.
Creator
Édouard Manet
Source
Visual Arts Cork
Publisher
Courtauld Gallery, London
Date
1882
Citation
Édouard Manet, “A Bar at the Folies-Bergère,” Enlightenmens, accessed April 1, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/289.