Zittende vrouw in een café 1863 - 1897

Adolphe Albert created this print of a seated woman in a café at an unknown date. It presents an image of urban life that offers insight into the social customs of its time. The figure is dressed in the height of fashion, wearing a large hat and patterned jacket, seated alone at a table with a drink. The setting is suggestive of Parisian café culture, a space that became increasingly significant in the social and artistic life of France from the late 19th century onwards. As café culture flourished, it became closely associated with the rise of modernism. Cafés provided spaces for artists, writers, and intellectuals to meet, exchange ideas, and find inspiration in urban life. Historians of art can explore sources such as periodicals, photographs, and literature to better understand the social and artistic meanings that can be found in images like this. Artworks like this are documents that reflect and shape the society in which they were created.