Scene in a Parisian Brasserie
Scene in a Parisian Brasserie by Othon Friesz captures a crowded interior from about 1906. The composition is densely packed, utilizing a shallow depth of field that brings the foreground subjects into immediate proximity with the background. Several patrons occupy a central table, creating a sense of lived-in, social immediacy. A woman in a dark coat sits looking down at something in her hands, while another woman, wearing an orange…








