Le Café

1893

Armand Séguin

Associated Names
Armand Séguin

Artist, French, 1869 - 1903

The image features multiple stylized figures dominating the scene. In the center, a seated figure is depicted from the waist up, facing slightly to the right. The figure has abstract facial features and hair tied up. They wear a flowing garment. Other figures are depicted around them, mainly from the shoulders up, with dark, flowing forms and fabrics. One figure to the right is seated at a table with small objects and glasses. The background is neutral with subtle texture, emphasizing the figures. The scene evokes a gathering or social setting, with a sense of complexity and intrigue.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching with roulette, printed in brown-black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased for the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 39.4 × 29.2 cm (15 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 51.9 × 34.6 cm (20 7/16 × 13 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.124.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Field, Strauss, and Wagstaff, no.22, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Henri Marie Petiet [1894-1980] Paris (Lugt 5031). (Gillis/Goldman Fine Art, Brussels); purchased 2021 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: A Seguin 93 [in reverse]

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