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OriginalL'Absinthe, an 1876 oil painting on canvas by Edgar Degas. It depicts two people drinking some absinthe in a cafe in Paris. The work is now in the permanent collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
Reason
Banned in the US! Booed off the stage! Degas' daring take on the increased social isolation faced by the French in a time of rapid development.
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L'Absinthe +5
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Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Edgar Degas
I realize now that the colors give an overall impression of a haze, the kind of haze (dreamy state) that the woman seems to be in. - CorinneSD (talk) 16:19, 17 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Edgar Degas - In a Café - Google Art Project 2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:09, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]