Album of Forty-five Figure Studies
Edgar Degas
ca. 1882–85
Medium
Black chalk on thin, eggshell paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 9/16 x 8 5/8 in. (26.8 x 21.9cm)
Classification
Albums|Drawings|Sketchbooks
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1973
Accession Number
1973.9
Tags
Female Nudes
About the Artist
Edgar Degas · 1834–1917
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) stands as one of the most innovative artists of the nineteenth century, whose distinctive vision transformed how modern life could be depicted on canvas. Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas in Paris to a wealthy banking family—his father French, his mother a Louisiana Creole from New Orleans—Degas received a classical education before abandoning law studies in 1855 to pursue ...