Sunday at Bas-Meudon
1884
About this artwork
This oil on canvas depicts a lively outdoor scene at a restaurant terrace in Bas-Meudon along the Seine river. It captures the social atmosphere of late 19th-century bourgeois leisure near Paris.
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This painting exemplifies the popularity of 'leisure time' as a central theme in late 19th-century French art, reflecting the growing accessibility of the suburbs via new railway lines. The musician in the center, equipped with a complex mechanical apparatus, highlights the blend of traditional street performance and the burgeoning industrial interests of the era.
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Sunday at Bas-Meudon
Marie-François Firmin-Girard, 1884
