Manet, Édouard (1832-1883)
George Moore au café (George Moore at the Café)
1878 or 1879
Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 81.3 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
In this unfinished portrait of 1878 or 1879, Manet depicts the Irish writer George Moore (1852–1933) at the popular Café de la Nouvelle-Athènes, a gathering place for artists and writers, where the two probably met. (MET)
See also:
• Café de la Nouvelle Athènes (Paris) | Moore, George Augustus (1852-1933)