The Irish and American Bar, Rue Royale

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a drawing of 4 people in a bar scene. A dark blue wall or curtain dominates the background on the left while a light-colored wall with a grid pattern is on the right. A vase of flowers sits on a table to the left. The man on the left sits at the table with a glass in one hand and a cigar in the other. To his right are three standing people, a woman on the left and two men on the right; both men wear hats. The man on the far right wears a top hat and has a flower on his lapel. One man holds a glass. The drawing is done in a Post-Impressionist style. The color palette includes shades of pink, blue, yellow, and brown. The composition captures a moment of people gathered around a table in a bar.