Why Did Manet Paint A Bar At The Folies Bergere?
Why Did Manet Paint A Bar At The Folies Bergere? As the art historian T.J. Clark says, the barmaid is “intended to represent one of the prostitutes for which the Folies-Bergère was well-known”, who is represented “as both a salesperson and a commodity — something to be purchased along with a drink.” The encounter depicted