The Green Room
c. 1876/1877
Medium
monotype (black ink) on laid paper mounted by the artist on heavy white wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 16.03 × 11.75 cm (6 5/16 × 4 5/8 in.) sheet: 17.78 × 13.4 cm (7 × 5 1/4 in.) mount: 28.7 × 22.4 cm (11 5/16 × 8 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1948.11.58
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 ...