Art, literature & historyThe Café of the New Athens
c. 1876
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on tan wove paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 16 × 12 cm (6 5/16 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet: 25.2 × 20.8 cm (9 15/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1948.350
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Café of the New Athens — Jean-Louis Forain. c. 1876.
Medium: Etching on tan wove paper. Dimensions: Plate: 16 × 12 cm (6 5/16 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet: 25.2 × 20.8 cm (9 15/16 × 8 1/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
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.