Self-Portrait
by 1857
Medium
Black chalk and graphite, heightened with white on heavy beige wove paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 3/4 x 9 1/8 in. (29.8 x 23.1cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
Accession Number
1972.118.207
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Edgar Degas|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 ...