Alphonse Lévy known as Alan Levy original pastel tavern scene

Original pastel on paper, signed Alan Levy, the pseudonym used by Alphonse Lévy (1843–1918), French painter and illustrator. The work, measuring 40 X 37 cm, presents a tavern scene between two men—probably a Muslim and a Jew—captured in a moment of complicity over a tankard. This composition reflects Alphonse Lévy's interest in cultural relations, particularly between Jewish and Muslim communities, which he observed in Alsace and Algeria. Delicately executed in pastel on tinted paper, the scene highlights the warm expressions of the characters through a masterful play of light. The whole demonstrates a human perspective, attached to the ties of everyday life.