Ecke in einem Café-concert

Corner of a Café-Concert

This work was originally the right half of a painting of the Brasserie de Reichshoffen in Paris, begun in about 1878 and cut in two by Manet before he completed it. A join where a new piece of canvas was added can be seen here in the man's blue smock. Manet subsequently repainted the background, adding the dancer, musicians and, on the left, a conductor's baton.