1849
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Egypt and Nubia, Volume III: The Coffee Shop is a 1849 by Louis Haghe, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a busy coffee shop with people sitting and standing around. Some men are perched on a low wall, chatting or smoking. Others stand or crouch outside, while a few sit on the ground. The building has arched doorways and a curved roof, with trees in the background. Notice how the artist used simple lines and shading to show light and shadow. The scene feels lively but calm, like a snapshot of daily life. Check out Romanticism to see how artists like this one focused on real places and people.
Louis Haghe (17 March 1806 – 9 March 1885) was a lithographer and watercolourist from the Netherlands and then the United Kingdom.
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