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Cafe Scene
189519th century
64.2 cm x 78.2 cm (25 1/4 in. x 30 13/16 in.)
William Glackens (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1870 - 1938, Westport, Connecticut) Primary
Object Type:
painting
Artist Nationality:
North America, American
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Mari and James A. Michener, 1991
Accession Number:
1991.218
Object Description:
A glowing cigarette ember pinpoints the center of this café scene by William Glackens. Tilted hat brims and strokes of dark red highlight the trio conversing in the foreground. Around them, the painter's swift, loose brush draws extremes of light and shadow, bringing to life the buzz of social and intellectual activity in a late nineteenth-century café.
Café Scene demonstrates Glackens' early interest in defining modern art through realism—the idea that everyday events are viable subjects for painting.
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