In het café
Gustave Caillebotte captures a moment of urban ennui in this loose, sketchy drawing. A mustachioed man stands with his hands deep in his pockets, looking off to the side with an expression that suggests he's waiting for someone—or perhaps just killing time. Behind him, a shadowy figure—likely his own reflection in a café mirror—adds a layer of depth, while a lonely glass sits on the table to the left. Caillebotte was actually the wealthy 'bankroller' of the Impressionist movement, using his family fortune to buy paintings by his friends like Monet and Renoir when they were struggling to sell their work.