Tag: Degas

Le Ballet de ‘Robert Le Diable’ (1876)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Le Ballet de ‘Robert Le Diable’ (The Ballet Scene from Meyerbeer’s Opera Robert Le Diable) 1876 Oil on canvas, 76.6 × 81.3 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was born in Paris where he entered the…

Femme à la fenêtre (1871)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Femme à la fenêtre (Woman at a Window) 1871 Oil on paper, 78 x 63 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London This scene of a woman profiled against a bright window seems serene. However, the English artist Walter Sickert,…

Café-Concert (1876-1877)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Café-Concert 1876–1877 Pastel over monotype and charcoal (in sticks of fan) on tan laid paper and board, 23.5 x 43.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

Eugène Manet (1874)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Eugène Manet 1874 Oil on paper laid down on board, 63 × 79.5 cm Private collection See also: • Manet, Eugène (1833-1892)

Une nourrice au Jardin du Luxembourg (c.1872)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Une nourrice au Jardin du Luxembourg (A Nanny in the Luxembourg Gardens) c.1872 Oil on canvas, 65 x 92 cm Musée Fabre, Montpellier The theme of childhood runs through all of Degas‘ work, from dancers to nurses. This slightly…

Baigneuses (1895-1900)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Baigneuses (Bathers) 1895–1900 Pastel with charcoal underdrawing on paper, 59.1 × 73.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia One of the things that made Degas such a radical artist was his approach to representing the human form. Here, rather than…

Portrait d’Eva Gonzalès (1870)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait d’Eva Gonzalès (Portrait of Eva Gonzalès) 1870 Etching on paper, 24 x 15.8 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Portrait of Manet‘s student Eva Gonzalès, profile to the right. The profile of the woman’s head is shown in just a…

Au Louvre: Musée des Antiques (1879-1880)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Au Louvre: Musée des Antiques (At the Louvre: Antiquities Museum) 1879–1880 Etching and drypoint on paper, 27 x 23.6 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Mary Cassatt is leaning elegantly on an umbrella looking at an Etruscan burial image in a…

Femme assise sur un banc (c.1874)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Femme assise sur un banc (Woman Seated on a Bench) c.1874 Oil on canvas, 73.7 x 55.9 cm Tate Britain, London This picture has also been known under such titles as ‘In the Park’, ‘Woman in a Park’…

Miss Lala au Cirque Fernando (1879)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Miss Lala au Cirque Fernando (Miss Lala at the Cirque Fernando) 1879 Pastel on paper, 61 × 47.6 cm Tate Britain, London This is one of a sequence of pastels and drawings, many of which were executed on the…