Anchoring the corner of Smith and Dean in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill neighborhood, Bar Tabac is a hub for francophiles and jazz lovers alike. You’ll find live music here many nights a week, a jumpin’ sidewalk dining scene, and one hell of a Bastille Day celebration in July.
This is a drawing (now available as a print) I did for a client, who gave it as a gift to her sister who used to live just down the street on Dean, but moved away. Awwwwww. BUT the story has a happy ending! She now has an original drawing (pen and ink and watercolor on thick archival paper) of her beloved Bar Tabac, and it’s framed and hanging in her new house.
I get it. It’s a good spot. From their website:
“Bar Tabac has brought a vibrant energy to the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. It caters to all on Smith Street, embodying on its corner site the spirit of the Tabacs in France, the small storefronts and annexes to bars, where people buy lottery tickets, chewing gum, and of course, tobacco. Bar Tabac may not actually sell tobacco, but the lively camaraderie, the classic ‘60s bar, the antiques, all conspire to transport you to a place in France, where, granted, they might not all know your name, but…give it some time. Live music six times a week, storied brunches, and the ever-satisfying Bistro Food keep everyone coming back. And always keep in mind the intimate back room, away but not apart, from the lively bar, the atrium skylight, the glow of the candles”
bartabacny.com
Bar Tabac is available as an 8″ by 10″ signed giclée print on Fine Art Bright White 100% cotton rag acid-free, archival 230 gsm paper, and you can buy this size framed (in a slim, black frame) or unframed.
Also available as a 9″ by 12″ or 12″ by 16″ signed print as well, which are perfect sizes for a standard frame.
Interested in a larger size? Just contact me.
Most prints are in currently in stock and ship within a week, though others are printed to order and ship, at no charge, after signing.