Monsieur Boileau at the Café

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of a man sitting at a table in a café. The man is wearing a brown bowler hat, a dark-colored jacket, and a vest. He has a mustache and is holding a cigarette in his right hand and a cigar in his left. The table in front of him is white with a green glass, a decanter, and a tray. There are two other men in the background, one standing and one sitting. The standing man is wearing a top hat and appears to be drinking from a cup. The background of the painting shows a beige wall with a window and a green lattice design. There are two round lights on the wall. The overall atmosphere suggests a late 19th-century Parisian café scene.