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
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 ...