Interior of a Café

Gallery 259, European Art 1850-1900, second floor (Pollack Gallery)

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Interior of a Café

1892

Santiago Rusiñol (Spanish, 1861–1931)

The artist and writer RusiÑol was one of the founders of the turn-of-the-century Spanish Modernista movement. He and his colleagues, including the young Pablo Picasso, regularly met for lively discussions in a small Barcelona café. The figures populating the café in this painting, however, appear silent, solitary, and preoccupied with their own thoughts. The dull colors and enclosed space reinforce a sense of isolation.

Gallery 259, European Art 1850-1900, second floor (Pollack Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Interior of a Café

Date:

1892

Artist:

Santiago Rusiñol (Spanish, 1861–1931)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

39 1/2 × 32 inches (100.3 × 81.3 cm) Framed: 51 1/2 × 44 1/4 × 3 inches (130.8 × 112.4 × 7.6 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 1078

Geography:

Made in Spain, Europe

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Gallery 259, European Art 1850-1900, second floor (Pollack Gallery)

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