Picking Apples (Memorial, or Family Idyll)
c. 1881/possibly 1890s
Medium
pigmented beeswax, cork, wire, on wooden board
Dimensions
overall without base: 49.5 x 48.8 x 6.7 cm (19 1/2 x 19 3/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1985.64.45
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 ...