Café-Concert
1876/1877
Medium
pastel over monotype and charcoal (in sticks of fan) on tan laid paper and board
Dimensions
actual: 9 1/4 x 17 in. (23.5 x 43.2 cm) framed: 16 1/8 x 24 in. (41 x 61 cm)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection)
Accession Number
2014.136.175
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 ...