Why it matters
Agostina Segatori, owner of the Café du Tambourin in Paris, sits smoking over her second glass of beer. Van Gogh knew the café well: unable to pay in cash, he traded paintings for his meals, and they hung on its walls.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1887.
- Van Gogh organised an exhibition of his Japanese prints in the café.
- When Segatori went bankrupt, his paintings there were seized by creditors.
- The two saucers under her mug show it is her second beer.
Based on the Wikipedia article Agostina Segatori Sitting in the Café du Tambourin (CC BY-SA 4.0).
