18th -20th century · ritual, commerce and geometry

Bottle of Cézanne liqueur, rum and newspaper from Juan Gris, two glasses of Sargent and coffee grinder from Bonnard show how the drink organizes waiting, sharing and modernity.

Drinks are rarely painted alone: they involve a container, a ritual and a possible human presence. Cézanne gives a bottle of liquor a vertical stability that the fruits and the table experience; commercial liquid becomes a volume problem. Juan Gris combines a bottle of rum and newspaper, two modern consumer objects reconstructed by cubist letters, plans and transparencies. Sargent's Two Wine Glasses reduce the scene to a promise of conversation, rendered by liquid levels and reflections. Sargent's Two Wine Glasses reduce the scene to a promise of conversation, rendered by the levels of the liquid and the reflections. Sargent's Two Wine Glasses reduce the scene to a promise of conversation, rendered by the levels of the liquid and the reflections. Sargent's Two Wine Glasses reduce the scene to a promise of conversation, rendered by the levels of the liquid and the reflections. Sargent's Two Wine Glasses reduce the scene to a promise of conversation, rendered by the levels of the liquid and the reflections. Sargent's Two Wine Glasses reduce the scene to a promise of conversation, rendered by the levels of the liquid and the reflections. Sargent's Two absent gesture. From the bottle to the mill, still life describes an entire social time. The selection "Still lifes with coffee, wine and drinks" notably compares Bottle of liqueur and Bottle of rum and Journal. Its reading favors light.

A painted drink begins before the first sip: open bottle, expected glass or ground grain are enough to get someone into the picture.