Seaside Café 1884

"Seaside Café" by Jean Béraud, painted in 1884, depicts a woman in a red hat, sitting at a café table, taking a drink while looking out over a view of the sea. The painting, characteristic of Béraud's style, captures the carefree social life of upper-class Parisians during the 19th century. The woman's elegant attire and the café's setting, with its striped awning, are all details typical of this period. The ship in the distance adds to the ambiance of leisure and the beauty of the seaside. This work is a perfect example of the genre of Impressionism and the artist's focus on depicting the everyday life of society in the late 19th century.