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title: Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Manet
author: Courtauld Institute of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15386/bar-at-the-folies-bergere-by-manet/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Manet
_Authored by Courtauld Institute of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15386.png)
## Image Caption
An 1881-2 oil on canvas painting, *Bar at the Folies-Bergère*, by [Edouard Manet](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edouard_Manet/) (1832-83), the French modernist painter. Manet's last great masterpiece, he plays with realism by having the barmaid's reflection at an impossible angle in the mirror behind her. The central figure's melancholy boredom contrasts with the high spirits of the grande café clientele reflected in the mirror. This makes the painting a forerunner of symbolism. (Courtauld Institute of Art, London)
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Art, C. I. o. (2022, March 11). Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Manet. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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