Portraits at the Stock Exchange
Edgar Degas
ca. 1878–79
Medium
Pastel on paper, pieced, and laid down on canvas
Dimensions
28 3/8 x 22 7/8 in. (72.1 x 58.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Janice H. Levin, 1991
Accession Number
1991.277.1
Tags
Men
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 ...