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
Rights
Public Domain
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 ...