Self-Portrait with White Collar
Edgar Degas
c. 1857
Medium
oil on paper on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 20.5 x 15 cm (8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.) framed: 29.9 x 24.1 x 4.4 cm (11 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1995.47.7
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 ...