Edgar Degas (France, 1834–1917) L'Absinthe (The Absinthe Drinker or Glass of Absinthe) oil on canvas 92 × 68 cm. (36.2 × 26.8 in.) Painted in 1875–1876 Collection of Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France Edgar Degas chose as his subject a very popular drink at the end of the 19th century: absinthe. This is how the painting is often ...