Serial Number: ART0172
Valuation:
BHD 50
Medium:
Pencil on paper
Type:
Portrait
Style:
Sketch drawing
Date:
Undated
Size:
10 x20
Artist:
Edgar Degas, French (19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917)
Edgar born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance more than half of his works depict dancers. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist. He was a superb draftsman, and particularly masterly in depicting movement, as can be seen in his renditions of dancers, racecourse subjects and female nudes. His portraits are notable for their psychological complexity and for their portrayal of human isolation.
At the beginning of his career, he wanted to be a history painter, a calling for which he was well prepared by his rigorous academic training and close study of classic art. In his early thirties, he changed course, and by bringing the traditional methods of a history painter to bear on contemporary subject matter, he became a classical painter of modern life.
Degas s paintings, pastels, drawings, and sculptures are on prominent display in many museums, and have been the subject of many museum exhibitions and retrospectives. Recent exhibitions include Degas Drawings and Sketchbooks (The Morgan Library, 2010) Picasso Looks at Degas (Museu Picasso de Barcelona, 2010) Degas and the Nude (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2011) Degas Method (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, 2013) and Degas s Little Dancer (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 2014).
Reference http en.wikipedia.org wiki Edgar_Degas
Status: Display
Description:
A naked woman lying on her stomach facing down on the bed, pencil on paper painting by Edgar Degas.
