Portrait of Charles Hayem
Medium
Drypoint; first state of three
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 1/4 × 11 15/16 in. (43.8 × 30.3 cm) Plate: 7 3/4 × 5 7/8 in. (19.7 × 14.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Eric G. Carlson, in honor of Colta Ives, 2009
Accession Number
2009.242
Tags
About the Artist
Edgar Degas|Marcellin Desboutin|Charles Hayem · 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 ...