Café Wepler

oil on fabricÉdouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)/c. 1908–10, reworked in 1912

Description

The Wepler, a large brasserie restaurant on Place Clichy in the Montmartre district of Paris, is composed of several rooms on different levels. Once frequented by bohemian artists like Pablo Picasso and Amedeo Modigliani, the Wepler is still in business today.

Provenance

Artist’s studio, by inheritance to Jacques Roussel; Jacques Roussel [b. 1901], Paris; (César de Hauke, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Dimensions

62.2 × 103.2 cm

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Movement / Period

Modern European Painting and Sculpture

Accession No

1950.90

Official Citations

[The Cleveland Museum of Art Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

Modern European Painting and Sculpture • France, late 19th-early 20th Century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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