Art, literature & history
At the Café
c. 1897–99
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- oil on board, laid on cradled panel
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 28.8 x 27.5 cm (11 5/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1958.57
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Édouard Vuillard. At the Café. The Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
At the Café — Édouard Vuillard. c. 1897–99.
Medium: oil on board, laid on cradled panel. Dimensions: Unframed: 28.8 x 27.5 cm (11 5/16 x 10 13/16 in.).
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
This scene of two women in a Parisian café has a hushed atmosphere that is heightened by the warm palette and glow of gaslight. Édouard Vuillard and Félix Vallotton were close friends and painted together in the 1890s, but Vuillard’s quiet café and Vallotton’s riotous Bistro (2020.114) could not be more different in mood.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.