Plum Brandy by Édouard Manet

Manet painted this café scene just a short amount of time after Degas' 'L'Absinthe'. Similar to the woman in Degas' painting, the woman depicted in 'Plum Brandy' sits lethargic at a café in Paris with a plum soaked in brandy in front of her, staring into the distance. Although this painting also provides a study in loneliness and melancholy, the woman depicted seems more dreamy and thoughtful than the woman from 'L'Absinthe', who is giving off a feeling of hopelessness and resignation.