Alfred Henry Maurer - In a Cafe [1905]

Alfred Henry Maurer - In a Cafe [1905], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

Alfred Henry Maurer (New York City, April 21, 1868 – August 4, 1932) was an American modernist painter. Leaving Paris shortly before World War I, he returned to his father's house only to be denied support. For the next seventeen years Maurer painted in a garret in his father's house and was able to gain no critical acclaim. It is extremely difficult to run across any of Maurer’s paintings as most of his work is still privately owned. Maurer took his own life by hanging, several weeks after his father's death. 

[Oil on canvas, 90 x 79.5 cm]