Items Similar to Portrait of a woman at the bistro with an Absinthe glass and cigarette
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 8
André DevambezPortrait of a woman at the bistro with an Absinthe glass and cigarettec. 1905
c. 1905
About the Item
André DEVAMBEZ
(Paris, 1867 - Paris, 1944)
Portrait of a woman in a bistro
Oil on mahogany panel
H. 22 cm; L. 16 cm
Signed lower right
Around 1905/1910
Provenance : Galerie de la Scala (68, rue La Boétie, Paris 8th), then by descent
Exhibition : the painting will appear (loan) in the exhibition dedicated to André Devambez by the Rennes Fine Arts Museum (February-May 2022 period) and the Petit-Palais Museum in Paris (September-December 2022 period)
Son of the famous engraver and publisher Édouard Devambez, the young André very early on showed a taste and drawing skills. A pupil of Benjamin Constant and Jules Lefebvre at the Académie Julian, he continued his apprenticeship at the Beaux-Arts in Paris and won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1890, but he had already participated in his first Salon des Artistes Français in 1889. Back in Paris in 1896 after his Roman training, he first collaborated in magazines (L'Illustration or Le Rire for example) with humorous and satirical drawings, and he also illustrated menus, programs, or created posters. But quickly he will make himself known through his paintings. Alongside his large Salon paintings or his compositions for decorations, he developed an intensive production of genre paintings, often filled with tenderness and humour: beach scenes (in Yport) or urban life teeming with small characters (subway platforms, air shows, public gardens, omnibus queues, fairgrounds...), small portraits of drinkers, philosophers, skits with craftsmen, duelists, swordsmen or other brigands. At the time of his first private exhibition in 1913 at the Georges Petit gallery, he had already acquired popular fame and public recognition (legion of honor in 1911, regular participation in the Salon). It is particularly appreciated for its bird's eye viewpoints and its crowd effects. The war, where he was seriously injured, inspired him to paint on this theme, but did not interrupt his success as an unclassifiable artist, with multiple registers of expression. An article in the illustrated monthly Larousse devoted to him in 1930 speaks of the "realism of his figures, the antithesis of conventional academicism...irreproachable and precious execution... heir to the fine traditions of the Dutch and Flemish masters...". Our painting with its strong presence belongs to the series of what Devambez called his Misunderstood (in reference to his painting at the Salon of 1904, Les Misunderstood, now kept at the Quimper museum) and which he was particularly fond of: types of drinkers, poets or artists drowning their distress or seeking inspiration in alcohol, lost philosophers... alone or in groups, inspired by the people of the bistros, in which the consumption of alcohol, in particular absinthe, was so very strong. The art historian Gustave Soulier writes about this: "It's like a kind of new Daumier that we find in Mr. Devambez". Between humor and tragedy, these guys are often decked out in grotesque hats, too big, too small, dented, or of incredible shape like that of our drinker. This one presents a marked face, with premature aging possibly due to the abuse of alcohol and tobacco. Whether she is a simple emancipated woman (there is a painting by Devambez titled La féministe, could it be ours?) smoking her cigarette and drinking her glass alone, or an old prostitute hoping to still be able to attract a hypothetical client, the café seems for her a place of asylum more than a place of exchanges and debates. Our work, by its subject and its construction, can be compared to the painting (27 x 21 cm) kept at the Musée du Petit-Palais in Paris, titled Au Café, and representing an absinthe drinker with a cigarette, supposed to be the chansonnier Marcel Legay.
- Creator:André Devambez (1867 - 1943, French)
- Creation Year:c. 1905
- Dimensions:Height: 36.23 in (92 cm)Width: 28.75 in (73 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Perfect condition. Cleaned.
- Gallery Location:BELEYMAS, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1860214300492
About the Seller
No Reviews Yet
Vetted Seller
These experienced sellers undergo a comprehensive evaluation by our team of in-house experts.
Established in 2011
1stDibs seller since 2022
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: BELEYMAS, France
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
More From This SellerView All
- Young woman portrait with her dogBy Francois Kinsoen (Kinson)Located in BELEYMAS, FRFrançois-Joseph KINSON (Bruges 1770 – Bruges 1839) Portrait of a young woman near a spring, accompanied by her dog Oil on canvas H. 73 cm; L. 60 cm circa 1815-1817 We owe this elega...Category
1810s French School Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- French King Louis-Philippe - After Baron GérardLocated in BELEYMAS, FRAfter Baron Gérard, circa 1835 Portrait of King Louis-Philippe Oil on canvas H. 79 cm; L. 65 cm Provenance : Private collection, Périgord, by descent since the 19th century This po...Category
1830s French School Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Charles Fréchou - Child portrait with a catLocated in BELEYMAS, FRCharles FRÉCHOU (Paris 1820 – Paris 1900) Portrait of a child with a cat Oil on canvas H. 41 cm; L. 33 cm Signed lower left and dated 1849 Apart from participation in the Salon betw...Category
1810s French School Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Portrait of a man in armorLocated in BELEYMAS, FRAttributed to Jacques DUMONT aka DUMONT LE ROMAIN (Paris 1701 - 1781) Presumed portrait of Louis-Joseph de Formanoir (?-1732) Oil on canvas H. 91.5 cm; ...Category
1750s French School Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Portraits of two sistersLocated in BELEYMAS, FRBernard GAILLOT (Versailles 1780 – Paris, 1847) Portraits of two sisters Pair of oil on canvas H. 92 cm; L. 73 cm One signed Student of David, he presented his first works at the Salon of 1810. Mainly known for his portraits of children, his work does not seem extremely vast. More than a dozen religious paintings are kept in large Parisian or provincial churches (Val de Grâce, Saint-Denis, Notre Dame des Victoires, Collégiale d'Eu, etc.), and a few paintings on historical subjects are kept at the Palace of Versailles, made during major orders from Louis-Philippe for the opening of the Versailles Museum. He also produced numerous humorous drawings, mainly in wash, some of which were engraved. Our two portraits of little girls most certainly represent sisters and had remained in the family until today. Unfortunately, time has made them lose their identity... One is shown sitting at the foot of a tree, in front of a kiosk with very beautiful neoclassical architecture. She holds in her arms a multitude of freshly picked flowers, which she holds awkwardly. His sister with her little red patent shoes...Category
Early 1800s French School Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Presumed portrait of Baron de VennacLocated in BELEYMAS, FRMarianne LOIR (Paris 1705 – Paris 1783) Presumed portrait of Jean-Jacques-Blaise Baloin de Belvèse, Baron de Vennac (?-1781) Oil on oval canvas H. 54.5 cm; W. 46 cm (around 90 cm hig...Category
1770s French School Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
You May Also Like
- The pupilBy Roland OudotLocated in Genève, GEWork on canvas Golden wooden frame 82 x 65.5 x 3.5 cmCategory
1930s French School Figurative Paintings
MaterialsOil
- Declaration of Adultery with Bailiff Oil on CanvasLocated in Pasadena, CAOil on canvas probably representing a finding of adultery at the end of the 19th century. The scene is painted with many details in a camaieux of gray colors . The edges of the paint...Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
MaterialsOil
- Still life with flowers oil on canvasLocated in Pasadena, CAA beautiful still life with flowers in a post-impressionist style is depicted in an oil painting on canvas. The touch is greasy and the palette of colors is very bright, which is a r...Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Paintings
MaterialsOil
- Fine Antique French Signed Oil Painting Portrait Young Lady in TurbanLocated in Cirencester, GloucestershirePortrait of a Young Lady wearing pink and a Turban headpiece by Henri-Charles Daudin (1864-1917, French) signed oil on wood panel, unframed board: 14 x 10.5 inches provenance: privat...Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
MaterialsOil
- Young Belle Epoque Beauty 19th Century Portrait Oil Painting French Flower GirlLocated in Gerrards Cross, GB‘Young Beauty holding a Red Rose’ by Étienne Adolphe Piot (1831-1910). The painting is signed by the artist and hangs in a fine quality gold metal leaf frame. Academy Fine Paintings...Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
MaterialsOil
- Couronne de Marguerite - French Belle Epoque Portrait Oil Painting Paris BeautyLocated in Gerrards Cross, GB‘La Couronne de Marguerite’ by Édouard-Louis-Lucien Cabane (1857-1942). The painting – which depicts a young French beauty wearing a crown of daisies – is signed by the artist and ...Category
1910s French School Portrait Paintings
MaterialsOil
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Antique Portrait Of A Woman
Grotesque Art
The Antique Exchange
Woman With Bird
French Satirical
Antique Art Exchange
Galerie 22
Painting Of Woman In Hat
Grotesque Painting
1930 Oil Painting Of A Woman
Dutch Woman Oil
Cigarette Frame
Grands Fonds
Figures In A Cafe
Drowning Art
Large Humorous Paintings
Paris Cafe Scenes
Antique School Posters