L’Absinthe, Degas.
It was rejected by the Salon in 1879 as being too ordinary to be considered a fine painting. Until this time, artists costumed their characters. It was called outrageous, particularly because he depicted the private lives of celebrity figures: the woman was a well known actress; the man, a bohemian artist.
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Edgar Degas, L’absinthe
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