Analysis Of A Bar At The Folies-Bergere

In late 19th century Paris, cafés-concerts (best described as “glorified beer halls” (Clark 206)) were a very popular destination for the people of Paris. Cafés-concerts became an integral part of Parisian social life, as they were visited by hundreds of people each night, regardless of class. A bar at the Folies Bergère became the topic of Edouard Manet’s last painting, as Manet tried to portray the new, “modern” Paris, and the introduction of mass production during this time. A Marxist art historian, T.J. Clark finds this particular painting important because it revealed a lot about the new, modern Paris, and Manet’s intentions with the painting. Clark focuses more on the emergence of the new social class during this time, and how this affected the role of women in Paris. The painting, A bar at Folies Bergère, has historical significance because of how it depicts modernity in the context of the emergence of a new social class (the petite bourgeoisie), the introduction of mass production, and the changing role of women.

This painting depicts a sidewalk café in France at night. There is a doorway to the front left of the painting that is painted blue, and is surrounded by a wall that gleams yellow from the outdoor lights. Attached to the wall, there is a large awning, and it covers the diners and the empty tables that are a part of the café. Above the awning, there are open window shutters

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In representing female subjects, both Pablo Picasso’s oil painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) and Édouard Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882) manipulate the formal techniques of composition and perspective to create new ways of seeing their subject, emulating their contemporary society’s shifting views of women and the individual. Les Demoiselles depicts five naked prostitutes, flaunting their bodies, and some wearing tribal masks. In comparison, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère represents a female, who may also be a prostitute, tending a bar. The depiction of previously ‘hidden’ female subjects alone was an innovation of the perception of the artist, however, the formal treatment in representing these subjects was an important break from tradition.

Beraud style of painting has become more Impressionist over the course of his life. In the painting it features a woman who seems to be getting ready to go to a party. Unlike the last painting, this one seems to consists of more darker colors and colors that contrast each other, such as black and white. The way she looks and smiles can be more elegant, but by the way she stands and have her legs exposed seems to show a more alluring and modest behavior. The portrait also shows a large amount of space being give to the woman as the she was posing purposely. The painting itself also sends out a good vibe to the viewers as if they were going to the party also. A image that I found very similar to this one is the A Bar at the Folies-Bergere by Edouard Manet. The painting also features a woman who seems to be going to a party also, as to which the background depicts a scene at an actual bar in Folies-Bergere. Although Manet's painting seems to be more complex as it features a different viewpoints in the

The idea that this piece is a self portrait is truly frightening because most people use self portraits to capture the beautiful things about their life but Curie uses this self portrait to capture the hard times of his life and the struggles. It is evident

The painting has human-like figures melting in sickly yellow-green piles. These figures are hanging off railings and tables, with one large pile gathered around a waitress serving drinks. The top third of the painting shows a man preparing drinks behind the bar as two patrons yell at him. This lends the painting a very bottom-heavy apperence. Both the waitress and the bartender are painted in a subdued yellow with exhausted looks on their faces. This painting is showing the audience that this group of people have spoiled each other and become a rotting mess of lewd behavior. That people who weren’t intoxicated wouldn’t be so rude and inappropriate to each other, the figures are pulling other’s shirts and vomiting on each other. However, the wait staff contrasts this, they are shown in almost heavenly way. The bartender is shown in a warmly lit background with bottles that are serene and beautiful looking. Especially when compared to the green figures on the floor, some of which are hanging on to the railing, trying to get to the bar. This could lead the audience to believe that bar and wait staff are considered pure in a room of melting men and

Concerning color, there is a stark contrast between the figure on the painting and the background. More specifically, the figure of the woman is predominantly delineated in white color, especially pale, ashen white, as far her apparel and facial complexion are concerned, while there are also various hues of grey, with respect to her hair and accessory feather. These white and grey shades are vividly contrasted with the prevailing red and crimson hues of the background (viz. the drape, armchair, and table). Moreover, one can detect colors of dark green (jewelry), some beige on the left (pillar), and darker or lighter shades of blue on the right side of the canvas (sky), which all in concert and in addition to the subtle purple hue forming the sun or moon exude a certain dramatic sentiment. Also, there is brown, which often easily segues into gold (viz. books and attire details respectively). The main contrast of colors between white and red would be interpreted as serving the purpose of rendering the figure of the woman, and especially her face, the focal point of the work, despite, paradoxically enough, the lush red shades at the background. Bearing that in mind, the significance of the woman’s face will be enlarged upon later, when discussing aspects of her identity.

A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, is one of Edouard Manet’s most conservative works. It is an 1882 masterpiece, painted to show the social inequality and gender inequality that were rampant during the 18th century in France, especially the Parisian society. Moreover, Manet utilized elements of both, Realism and Impressionism, as a way to disallow the style of the French Academy, as Cunningham’s shares on page 728.

The art and beauty in this painting is exemplified through the eyes of Boucher. It starts with a beautiful couple taking a rest after picking up some followers. Their clothing looks very elegant and colorful which shows that they are aristocrats. The man’s eyes are gazing at a shepherdess who gathered her own flowers. Their eyes are locked despite the man having his own woman right in front of him. The light brushstrokes of the dresses, flowers, and trees

In Edouard Manet’s painting “The Bar at the Folies-Bergere” various modern characteristics are displayed within the painting. The first characteristic I noted was Capitalism, exemplified by the women who is presumably working at the bar for a fixed wage. Secondly, the painting also shows the characteristic of urbanism, by both painting a bar that appeared fairly modern, and displaying the wealth of the man ordering from the bar. In addition, the content of the photo embodied secularism, since the painting was not influenced by

After doing research on this portrait, I find that the setting of Luncheon of the Boating Party is at the upstairs terrace of the Masion Fournaise restaurant on an island in the Seine at Chatou. The painting conveys a casual and contemporary gathering of people sharing food, wine, and conversation on a balcony overlooking the Seine. The people in Renoir’s paintings are actually personal friends of his. The woman in the lower left is Aline Charigot, Renoir’s future wife. Charigot was clearly painted with the most detail and coloring, and holds the most presence in the painting which could be a hint as to Renoir’s fancy of her. Standing behind her, leaning on the railing, is Alphonse Fournaise, the son of the restaurant’s owner. In the

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The portrait is displayed horizontally with a gold trimmed frame. The subject is a female that looks to be in her early 20’s sitting upright on a large brown chair. If the viewer travels up the painting the first indication of the woman’s class is her satin, blue dress. The saturated blue shines and falls in the light like water. Paired with the dress are her exceptionally detailed endings to her sleeves. The lace is even painted as though it is translucent, allowing a little of the blue dress to show through the sleeve. Flowers throughout history have symbolized innocence of a woman and her virginity. The repeating theme of flowers, in the sleeve cuffs and ribbon) in the woman’s attired suggests her purity or innocent nature. Another very details section of the painting includes the corset/torso details. The sewing suggests texture in the torso with small beading in between. Towards the top of the chest in the center, the female seems to bear an extravagant, ribbon piece with a tear drop bead in the center. The light pink

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