\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 One of DegasÆs masterpieces, this scene is set in a low-life cafΘ in which a woman is seated in front of a glass of absinthe
, a strong but cheap liquor.\par
Degas shows his sensitivity to social problems, illustrating the alienation of industrial society in tones that are parallel to Emile ZolaÆs novels.