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Cafe Collection (#97)

Step into the world of cafes, where stories unfold and memories are made

Background imageCafe Collection: MISSISSIPPI: CAFE, 1939. A rural cafe at Mound Bayou, Mississippi. Photograph by Russell Lee

MISSISSIPPI: CAFE, 1939. A rural cafe at Mound Bayou, Mississippi. Photograph by Russell Lee, January 1939

Background imageCafe Collection: RESTAURANT COUNTER, 1939. A worker sitting at the food counter in a rural coffee shop in Alpine

RESTAURANT COUNTER, 1939. A worker sitting at the food counter in a rural coffee shop in Alpine, Texas. Photograph by Russell Lee, May 1939

Background imageCafe Collection: ALABAMA: STOREFRONT, c1935. The McCollum Grocery Company and the Loftis Cafe in Greensboro

ALABAMA: STOREFRONT, c1935. The McCollum Grocery Company and the Loftis Cafe in Greensboro, Alabama. Photograph by Walker Evans, c1935-1936

Background imageCafe Collection: MISSISSIPPI: CAFE, 1940. Cafe with soft drink signs in Natchez, Mississippi

MISSISSIPPI: CAFE, 1940. Cafe with soft drink signs in Natchez, Mississippi. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940

Background imageCafe Collection: MISSISSIPPI: STORE FRONT. Store front with soft drink signs in Natchez, Mississippi

MISSISSIPPI: STORE FRONT. Store front with soft drink signs in Natchez, Mississippi. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940

Background imageCafe Collection: SWEET SHOP SIGN, 1937. Hectors Palace of Sweets, cafe sign in Crosby, North Dakota

SWEET SHOP SIGN, 1937. Hectors Palace of Sweets, cafe sign in Crosby, North Dakota. Photograph by Russell Lee, November 1937

Background imageCafe Collection: Leie Canal, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Leie Canal, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Background imageCafe Collection: Canalside cafes on Leie Canal at sunset, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Canalside cafes on Leie Canal at sunset, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Background imageCafe Collection: Typical homemade sweets and pastries of the old Cafe Cova, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Typical homemade sweets and pastries of the old Cafe Cova, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Background imageCafe Collection: Bath Tearoom

Bath Tearoom
circa 1900: The shopfront of a Norton Dairies cafe on the Regency Bow, Bath. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageCafe Collection: away, cafe, pudding, jolly, counter, elsewhere, food, hat, vacation, break, holiday

away, cafe, pudding, jolly, counter, elsewhere, food, hat, vacation, break, holiday
Governess and boy at the restaurant, 1873, suitcase; table; food; mineral water; hot luncheon; cafe, pudding, jolly; table cloth; hat; counter; servants; waitress; travel; holiday; away; elsewhere

Background imageCafe Collection: Source Size = 4964 x 3754

Source Size = 4964 x 3754
Playing Pool in a Paris Cafe in Aid of the Territorial Liberation Fund

Background imageCafe Collection: Source Size = 3783 x 4971

Source Size = 3783 x 4971
THE " GALUMBO, " A POPULAR SPORT IN SPAIN; And the sport is started in the principal square, a long rope attached to the Bulls horns, to which men tail

Background imageCafe Collection: Afternoon in the Piazza San Marco, Venice, the Cafaa Florian, Italy

Afternoon in the Piazza San Marco, Venice, the Cafaa Florian, Italy

Background imageCafe Collection: Source Size = 3704 x 2525

Source Size = 3704 x 2525
Scene in the Cafe National, at Simpheropol

Background imageCafe Collection: The Disturbances in Paris: the Mob Attempting to Construct a Barricade on the Boulevard

The Disturbances in Paris: the Mob Attempting to Construct a Barricade on the Boulevard Montmartre, Opposite the Cafe Des Varietes, 1869, France

Background imageCafe Collection: Cafe of Hammah, Algiers, 1885

Cafe of Hammah, Algiers, 1885

Background imageCafe Collection: Inn Scene (oil on canvas)

Inn Scene (oil on canvas)
XIR92389 Inn Scene (oil on canvas) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); 37.5x47.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: The Night Cafe, 1888 (oil on canvas)

The Night Cafe, 1888 (oil on canvas)
XOS909401 The Night Cafe, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 72.4 x 92.1 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; (add.info.: Le Cafe de Nuit); Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: The Backgammon Players (oil on panel)

The Backgammon Players (oil on panel)
XKL90669 The Backgammon Players (oil on panel) by Beraud, Jean (1849-1935); 57.5x72 cm; Private Collection; Berko Fine Paintings, Knokke-Zoute, Belgium; French, out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: Walter Gramatta, Das leere Cafa (The Empty Cafa ), German, 1897-1929, 1917, graphite

Walter Gramatta, Das leere Cafa (The Empty Cafa ), German, 1897-1929, 1917, graphite
Walter Gramatta©, Das leere Cafa© (The Empty Cafa© ), German, 1897-1929, 1917, graphite with touches of stumping on wove paper

Background imageCafe Collection: A Corner of the Moulin de la Galette, 1892 (oil on cardboard)

A Corner of the Moulin de la Galette, 1892 (oil on cardboard)
XOS741937 A Corner of the Moulin de la Galette, 1892 (oil on cardboard) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 100 x 89.2 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: Plum Brandy, c. 1877 (oil on canvas)

Plum Brandy, c. 1877 (oil on canvas)
XOS741887 Plum Brandy, c. 1877 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 73.6 x 50.2 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: The Tragedian Actor (Rouviere as Hamlet), 1866 (oil on canvas)

The Tragedian Actor (Rouviere as Hamlet), 1866 (oil on canvas)
XOS741873 The Tragedian Actor (Rouviere as Hamlet), 1866 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 187.2 x 108.1 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Background imageCafe Collection: Woman Drinker, or The Hangover, 1889 (ink and coloured pencil)

Woman Drinker, or The Hangover, 1889 (ink and coloured pencil)
XIR71752 Woman Drinker, or The Hangover, 1889 (ink and coloured pencil) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 49x63 cm; Musee Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi

Background imageCafe Collection: Girls in Black, 1881-82 (oil on canvas)

Girls in Black, 1881-82 (oil on canvas)
BAL69925 Girls in Black, 1881-82 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 81.3x65.2 cm; Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia; French, out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: The Flower Sellers, 1883

The Flower Sellers, 1883
XKL60240 The Flower Sellers, 1883 by Marchetti, Ludovico (1853-1909); Berko Fine Paintings, Knokke-Zoute, Belgium; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: Jane Avril (1868-1943) Dancing, c. 1892 (oil on card)

Jane Avril (1868-1943) Dancing, c. 1892 (oil on card)
XIR5494 Jane Avril (1868-1943) Dancing, c.1892 (oil on card) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 85.5x45 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: Two women sitting in a cafe (pencil & w / c on card)

Two women sitting in a cafe (pencil & w / c on card)
XZO473091 Two women sitting in a cafe (pencil & w/c on card) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 53.8x37.9 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Deux femmes assises aux cafe); French

Background imageCafe Collection: Poster for le journal illustre l Escarmouche. Ibels, Henry Gabriel 1867-1936

Poster for le journal illustre l Escarmouche. Ibels, Henry Gabriel 1867-1936, French illustrator, printmaker, painter and author.He studied at the Academie Julian with Pierre Bonnard

Background imageCafe Collection: Poster for le Cafe Riche, Ou la menent-ils? Au Violon. Jules-Alexandre Grun 1868 a 1938

Poster for le Cafe Riche, Ou la menent-ils? Au Violon. Jules-Alexandre Grun 1868 a 1938, was a French post-impressionist painter, poster artist, and illustrator

Background imageCafe Collection: Belgium poster for Ferme de la Frahinfaz

Belgium poster for Ferme de la Frahinfaz. cafe restaurant near Spa Belgium 1896, Adolphe Crespin, 1859-1944, painter

Background imageCafe Collection: Danish poster for Posters artistiques Wilh. Soborg. Fischer, Paul (1860-1934), Artist

Danish poster for Posters artistiques Wilh. Soborg. Fischer, Paul (1860-1934), Artist

Background imageCafe Collection: Garden of the Palais Royal, 1785 (w / c & pen & grey ink on paper)

Garden of the Palais Royal, 1785 (w / c & pen & grey ink on paper)
XIR414576 Garden of the Palais Royal, 1785 (w/c & pen & grey ink on paper) by Lespinasse, Louis-Nicolas de (1734-1808); 30x49 cm; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageCafe Collection: Bathing on the Seine or, La Grenouillere, c. 1869 (oil on canvas)

Bathing on the Seine or, La Grenouillere, c. 1869 (oil on canvas)
XIR37595 Bathing on the Seine or, La Grenouillere, c.1869 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 59x80 cm; Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia; French, out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: The Market Square (w / c on paper)

The Market Square (w / c on paper)
XPG366352 The Market Square (w/c on paper) by Blacklock, William Kay (1872-1922); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: Ball at the Moulin de la Galette, 1876 (oil on canvas) (detail of 36481)

Ball at the Moulin de la Galette, 1876 (oil on canvas) (detail of 36481)
XIR358806 Ball at the Moulin de la Galette, 1876 (oil on canvas) (detail of 36481) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 131x175 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: The Kitchen of Mr. Sanders Coffee and Eating House, Newgate Street, 1828 (w / c

The Kitchen of Mr. Sanders Coffee and Eating House, Newgate Street, 1828 (w / c
XJF354283 The Kitchen of Mr. Sanders Coffee and Eating House, Newgate Street, 1828 (w/c on paper) by Scharf, George the Elder (1788-1860); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: Coffee House in Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London (w / c on paper)

Coffee House in Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London (w / c on paper)
XJF354269 Coffee House in Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London (w/c on paper) by Scharf, George the Elder (1788-1860); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: Drinking their health (oil)

Drinking their health (oil)
BAL34197 Drinking their health (oil) by Lasser, Hans August (1857-82); Josef Mensing Gallery, Hamm-Rhynern, Germany; out of copyright

Background imageCafe Collection: AN OPEN AIR CONCERT AT THE HUNGARIAN CAFE, the Paris exhibition, france

AN OPEN AIR CONCERT AT THE HUNGARIAN CAFE, the Paris exhibition, france

Background imageCafe Collection: Jean Ramponneaus Tavern (engraving)

Jean Ramponneaus Tavern (engraving)
XJF396602 Jean Ramponneaus Tavern (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean Ramponneau (1724-1802) French innkeeper

Background imageCafe Collection: The End of the Season, 1846, Off to Paris: Parisian Cafe

The End of the Season, 1846, Off to Paris: Parisian Cafe

Background imageCafe Collection: The Grand Cafe Parisien on the Boulevard Saint-Martin, Paris, France. engraving 1855

The Grand Cafe Parisien on the Boulevard Saint-Martin, Paris, France. engraving 1855

Background imageCafe Collection: Frontage of the Grand Cafe Parisien on the Boulevard Saint-Martin, Paris, France

Frontage of the Grand Cafe Parisien on the Boulevard Saint-Martin, Paris, France. engraving 1855

Background imageCafe Collection: Sheet music for Reminiscences by Leon Xanrof, 1892 (litho)

Sheet music for Reminiscences by Leon Xanrof, 1892 (litho)
XJF468581 Sheet music for Reminiscences by Leon Xanrof, 1892 (litho) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leon Xanrof (1867-1953) was a French songwriter

Background imageCafe Collection: Mariko: teahouse known for its speciality, from the series Fifty-three Stations on the Tokaido, c

Mariko: teahouse known for its speciality, from the series Fifty-three Stations on the Tokaido, c
XIR423405 Mariko: teahouse known for its speciality, from the series Fifty-three Stations on the Tokaido, c.1834-35 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Background imageCafe Collection: La Patisserie Gloppe, Champs Elysees, Paris, 1889 (oil on canvas)

La Patisserie Gloppe, Champs Elysees, Paris, 1889 (oil on canvas)
XIR27892 La Patisserie Gloppe, Champs Elysees, Paris, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Beraud, Jean (1849-1935); 38x53 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright




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Step into the world of cafes, where stories unfold and memories are made. From the iconic Horn & Hardart Automat in bustling New York City to the charming Cafe du Monde in Louisiana's French Quarter, each cafe holds its own unique charm. Travel across continents and find yourself sipping aromatic coffee in Lebanon's Zahle, immersing yourself in the rich culture that surrounds you. Or perhaps venture to The Eiger at Kleine Scheidegg, where you can indulge in a warm cuppa while gazing at breathtaking mountain vistas. In Paris, let Montmartre enchant you as night falls and the Sacre Coeur Basilica illuminates the sky. Feel like one of those Parisian lovers as you sip espresso on a cozy terrace or lose track of time amidst Sarlat's picturesque streets in Dordogne. Transport yourself to Sorrento, where a view over this seaside town will leave you yearning for more moments spent at quaint cafes by the Mediterranean. And who could forget that iconic image of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone Beauvoir sharing lunch at a Parisian cafe? A snapshot frozen in time capturing intellectual conversations over steaming cups of coffee. From busy street scenes at Spitalfields Market in London to beach bars along Ipanema Beach with Rio de Janeiro's vibrant cityscape as your backdrop - cafes truly offer glimpses into different worlds. As Augustus John once experienced at Cafe Royal, these establishments have long been gathering places for artists and intellectuals alike. Whether seeking inspiration or simply enjoying good company, there is something magical about finding solace within these walls. So next time life takes you on an adventure near or far, remember that hidden gems lie within every corner café waiting to be discovered – offering not just nourishment for our bodies but also fuel for our souls.