View of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme
Edgar Degas
1896–98
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm) Framed: 28 7/8 × 33 in. (73.3 × 83.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.167
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
TownsLandscapes
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 ...