Tag: Degas

Chez la modiste (1879-1886)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Chez la modiste (The Millinery Shop) 1879–1886 Oil on canvas, 100 × 110.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Of at least fifteen pastels, drawings, and paintings that Edgar Degas created on this subject during the 1880s, The…

Ballet à l’Opéra de Paris (1877)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Ballet à l’Opéra de Paris (Ballet at the Paris Opéra) 1877 Pastel over monotype on cream laid paper, 35.2 × 70.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago One of the nineteenth century’s most innovative artists, Edgar Degas often…

Chez la modiste (1882)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Chez la modiste (At the Milliner’s) 1882 Pastel on paper, 75.5 x 85.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Degas, who always regarded himself as a realist painter, strove to depict the reality around him in his works and chiefly…

L’étang dans la forêt (c.1867-1868)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) L’étang dans la forêt (The Pond in the Forest) c.1867–1868 Oil on canvas, 33.5 x 41.2 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Degas‘ reputation as a painter of the modern human form had completely eclipsed that of the landscapist, and…

Danseuse vert (1877-1879)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Danseuse verte, Danseuse basculant (Dancer in Green, Swaying Dancer) 1877–1879 Pastel and gouache on paper, 64 x 36 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Degas was fascinated by the world of ballet; hence, it figured prominently in many of his…

L’exécution de Maximilien (c.1867-1868)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’exécution de Maximilien (The Execution of Maximilian) c.1867–1868 Oil on canvas, 193 x 284 cm National Gallery, London Photograph of the execution of Maximilian (right) Miramón (center) and Mejía (left). Photograph of the Mexican firing squad that executed Emperor…