At the Château Rouge, 1899
Edgar Chahineexpand_more
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Bequest of Harry Drakeexpand_more 2013.35.663
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Edgar Chahine often reminded his middle and upper middle class audience of the grinding burden of urban poverty. Here he focused on hunger and fatigue. The basket placed at center stage, meant for carrying food, underscores the spare offerings in this dining hall at the former Château Rouge. In the early 1800s, Château Rouge had served as headquarters for the brother of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1861). By Chahine’s time, the building had been torn down and the land redeveloped to accommodate the influx of rural citizens and immigrants fueling Paris’s growth. The area still serves an immigrant population, with today’s newcomers coming mostly from Africa.
Details
- Title
- At the Château Rouge
- Artist Life
- (born Austria), Vienna 1874–Paris 1947
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.35.663
- Provenance
- (Richard Reed Armstrong Fine Art, Chicago, until 2002; sold in April for PTOO, to Drake); Harry Drake, St. Paul (2002-d. 2012; bequeathed to MIA)
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Tabanelli 35 v/v Weisberg/Smithsonian 7
- Curator Approved
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