The painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère was painted in the year of 1882 by Édouard Manet. The detailed painting portrays a scene of a busy bar that is seen in a mirror behind a female bartender. The busy bar with many patrons depicted in the painting presents overcoming feelings when viewing it. The details of the painting give you insight to the feel of the paintings subject matter. A Bar at the Folies-Bergère depicts the feeling of being disconnected.
In the painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère there is a mirror behind the women revealing the scene going on before her making her appear disconnected from the rest of the bar. This mirror creates the feeling of being disconnected by creating the appearance of the woman being separated from the bar patrons. This separation makes it seem as though two separate scenes are occurring instead of it being one scene occurring. The woman also appears more engaged in the reflection than viewing her head on. The women's…show more content… That dissatisfaction comes form the expression seen in the woman's face while she is tending the busy bar. This dissatisfaction in her expression makes her appear to be not engaged and separate from the rest of the bar scene. The woman's reflection even seems more engaged in the scene by looking to be talking closely to the man in front of her. While looking straight at her it appears that she is not engaged in a conversation with anyone due to her dissatisfied body language and facial expression. These details in the painting cause the woman to appear dissatisfied. With the appearance of dissatisfaction this sets a feeling of disconnection through the painting. This is because the dissatisfaction causes her to appear less engaged in the bars happenings. This lack of engagement caused by the dissatisfaction creates that feeling of disconnection present in the