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title: In the Café by Gauguin
author: Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15782/in-the-cafe-by-gauguin/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# In the Café by Gauguin
_Authored by Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15782.png)
## Image Caption
An 1888 oil on jute painting, *In the Café* (aka *Night Café at Arles*), by [Paul Gauguin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Paul_Gauguin/) (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Created while living in Arles, southern France, with [Vincent van Gogh](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vincent_van_Gogh/) (1853-90), who painted a very similar portrait. Gauguin described the subject of the painting in a letter: "I've done the café which van Gogh likes very much and I like rather less. Basically, it isn't my thing, and the coarse local colour doesn't suit me." (Hodge, 160). It was painted on jute as this was cheaper than canvas. (Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow)
## Bibliography
- [Hodge, Susie. *Gauguin& Works in 500 Images.* Lorenz Books, 2015.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0754829146/)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Arts, P. S. M. o. F. (2022, May 04). In the Café by Gauguin. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Arts, Pushkin State Museum of Fine. "In the Café by Gauguin." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 04, 2022. .
### MLA
Arts, Pushkin State Museum of Fine. "In the Café by Gauguin." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 May 2022, .
## License & Copyright
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