FIGURE 9 Edgar Degas, Portrait of Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet “La...

As this volume of Facture demonstrates so vividly, much of Edgar Degas’s (1834–1917) art emerged from a willed engagement with technical complexity and the difficulties it presented...

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Richard Kendall

PublisherNational Gallery of Art

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Chapter subject tags:Painting, French--19th centuryDrawing--TechniquePainting--TechniqueDrawing, French--19th centuryImpressionism (Art)--France

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The Orchestra at the Opera

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1868–1869

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions56.5 × 46.2 cm

LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris

https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/lorchestre-de-lopera-10001

Accession numberRF 2417

The Orchestra at the Opera

Ballet Class

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1878–1880

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions81 × 76 cm (32 3/8 × 30 1/4 in.)

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania

http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/104465.html

Accession numberW1937-2-1

Ballet Class

Ballet Dancers

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 23

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1890–1900

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions72.4 × 73 cm

LocationNational Gallery, London

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/hilaire-germain-edgar-degas-ballet-dancers

Accession numberNG4168

Ballet Dancers

Frieze of Dancers

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1895

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on fabric

Dimensions70 × 200.5 cm

LocationCleveland Museum of Art

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1946.83

Accession number1946.83

Frieze of Dancers

Rehearsal of the Ballet

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1876

Object typePainting

MaterialsGouache and pastel over monotype

Dimensions55.25 × 67.95 cm

LocationNelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri

https://art.nelson-atkins.org/objects/17431/rehearsal-of-the-ballet

Accession numberF73-30

Rehearsal of the Ballet

Dancers Practicing at the Barre

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 10

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1877

Object typePainting

MaterialsMixed media on canvas

Dimensions29 3/4 × 32 in. (75.6 × 81.3 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436139

Accession number29.100.34

Dancers Practicing at the Barre

Women Ironing (Repasseuses)

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 10

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1884–1886

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions29 7/8 × 32 in. (76 × 81.5 cm)

LocationMusée d’Orsay, Paris

https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/repasseuses-1142

Accession numberRF 1985

Women Ironing (Repasseuses)

Women Ironing

Orchestra Musicians

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 24

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1872

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationStädelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie, Frankfurt

https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/en/work/orchestra-musicians

Accession numberSG 237

Orchestra Musicians

Study of Nudes for Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet "La Source

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1867–1868

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions81.3 × 64.5 cm

LocationAlbright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo

https://www.albrightknox.org/artworks/19582-mlle-fiocre-dans-le-ballet-la-source-mademoiselle-fiocre-ballet-la-source

Accession number1958:02:00

Study of Nudes for Mlle Fiocre in the...

Study of Nudes for Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet "La Source

Woman Viewed from Behind (Visit to a Museum)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1879–1885

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions81.3 × 75.6 cm

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.66409.html

Accession number1985.64.11

Woman Viewed from Behind (Visit to a...

Woman Viewed from Behind (Visit to a Museum)

Alexander and Bucephalus

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1861–1862

Object typePainting

MaterialsOIl on canvas

Dimensions115 × 89 cm

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.101776.html

Accession number1997.57.1

Alexander and Bucephalus

At the Milliner's (Chez la modiste)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1882

Object typePainting

MaterialsPastel on pale gray wove paper (industrial wrapping paper), laid down on silk bolting

Dimensions75.6 × 85.7 cm

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436126

Accession number29.100.38

At the Milliner's (Chez la modiste)

Mademoiselle Malot

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1877

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions81.1 × 65.1 cm

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.46493.html

Accession number1963.10.18

Mademoiselle Malot

Mademoiselle Malot, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1877

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.46493.html

Accession number1963.10.18

Mademoiselle Malot, detail

The Races

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1871–1872

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on wood

Dimensions26.6 × 35.1 cm

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1157.html

Accession number1942.9.18

The Races

The Riders

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1885

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions73.03 × 90.81 cm

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.164915.html

Accession number2014.18.7

The Riders

Woman Ironing

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1876–1887

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions81.3 x 66 cm (32 x 26 in.)

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.53532.html

Accession number1972.74.1

Woman Ironing

Edmondo and Thérèse Morbilli, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1865

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.46600.html

Accession number1963.10.125

Edmondo and Thérèse...

Edmondo and Thérèse Morbilli, detail

Jockeys before the Start (Jockeys avant la course)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1879

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions107 × 73 cm

LocationUniversity of Birmingham, Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham

http://barber.org.uk/edgar-degas-jockeys-before-the-race/

Accession number50.2

Jockeys before the Start (Jockeys avant...

Jockeys before the Start (Jockeys avant la course)

Portraits at the Stock Exchange (Portraits, à la Bourse)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 10

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1878–1879

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions39 3/8 × 32 1/4 in. (100 × 82 cm)

LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris

https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/portraits-la-bourse-1145

Accession numberRF 2444

Portraits at the Stock Exchange...

Portraits at the Stock Exchange (Portraits, à la Bourse)

The Bellelli Sisters (Giovanna and Giuliana Bellelli)

Posted by:John Carlson

May 18

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1865–1866

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions92.1 × 72.4 cm

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

https://collections.lacma.org/node/229249

Accession numberM.46.3.3

The Bellelli Sisters (Giovanna and...

The Bellelli Sisters (Giovanna and Giuliana Bellelli)

Family Portrait (The Bellelli Family)

Posted by:John Carlson

May 18

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1858–1869

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions200 × 250 cm

LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris

https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/portrait-de-famille-9998

Accession numberRF 2210

Family Portrait (The Bellelli Family)

Portrait of Mary Cassatt

Posted by:John Carlson

May 18

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1880–1884

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions71.4 × 58.7 cm

LocationNational Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC

https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.84.34

Accession numberNPG.84.34

Portrait of Mary Cassatt

Race Horses at Longchamps

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 27

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1871–1874

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions13 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. (34 x 41.9 cm)

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/31229

Accession number3.1034

Race Horses at Longchamps

A Woman Ironing

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 27

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1873

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions21 3/8 x 15 1/2 in. (54.3 x 39.4 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436174

Accession number29.100.46

A Woman Ironing

The Laundress

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 27

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1873

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions9 13/16 x 7 9/16 in. (24.9 x 19.2 cm)

LocationNorton Simon, Inc., Museum of Art, Pasadena, California

https://www.nortonsimon.org/art/detail/M.1979.05.P

Accession numberM.1979.05.P

The Laundress

The Ballet of 'Robert le Diable' (Le Ballet de 'Robert le Diable')

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1876

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions76.6 × 81.3 cm

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O17815/the-ballet-scene-from-meyerbeers-oil-painting-degas-hilaire-germain/

Accession numberCAI.19

The Ballet of 'Robert le Diable' (Le...

The Ballet of 'Robert le Diable' (Le Ballet de 'Robert le Diable')

Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1866

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions180 x 152 cm (70 7/8 x 59 13/16 in.)

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

https://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.94902.html

Accession number1999.79.10

Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen...

Steeplechase, the Fallen Jockey

At the Races in the Country

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 13

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1872

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions36.5 × 55.9

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/at-the-races-in-the-countryside-32250

Accession number26.790

At the Races in the Country

Spanish Ballet

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 13

Creator nameManet, Edouard

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1862

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions24 x 35 5/8 in. (61 × 91 cm)

LocationPhillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

http://www.phillipscollection.org/collection/browse-the-collection?id=1250

Accession number1250

Spanish Ballet

At the Races: the Start

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 17

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1860–1862

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions33 × 47 cm

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/231291

Accession number1934.30

At the Races: the Start

Self-Portrait

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 17

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1857–1858

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on paper, mounted on canvas

Dimensions10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (26 × 19.1 cm)

LocationClark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

https://www.clarkart.edu/Collection/6250

Accession number1955.544

Self-Portrait

The Daughter of Jephthah

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 17

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1859–1860

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions195.6 × 298.5 cm

LocationSmith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts

Accession numberSC 1933:9-1

The Daughter of Jephthah

Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando

Posted by:John Carlson

May 17

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1879

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions117 × 77.5 cm

LocationNational Gallery, London

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/hilaire-germain-edgar-degas-miss-la-la-at-the-cirque-fernando

Accession numberNG4121

Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando

Portrait of Louis-Marie Pilet

Posted by:John Carlson

May 18

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1868–1869

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions50.5 × 61 cm

LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris

https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/le-violoncelliste-pilet-10022

Accession numberRF 2582

Portrait of Louis-Marie Pilet

Portrait of Louis-Marie Pilet, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 18

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1868–1869

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris

https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/le-violoncelliste-pilet-10022

Accession numberRF 2582

Portrait of Louis-Marie Pilet, detail

Musicians in the Orchestra (Portrait of Désiré Dihau)

Posted by:John Carlson

May 18

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1870

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions48.9 × 59.7 cm

LocationFine Arts Museums of San Francisco

https://art.famsf.org/edgar-degas/musicians-orchestra-portrait-desire-dihau-195269

Accession number1952.69

Musicians in the Orchestra (Portrait of...

Musicians in the Orchestra (Portrait of Désiré Dihau)

Young Spartans Exercising

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 30

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1860–1880

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationThe National Gallery, London

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/hilaire-germain-edgar-degas-young-spartans-exercising

Accession numberNG3860

Young Spartans Exercising

At the Milliner

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 08

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1882–1885

Object typePainting

LocationVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond

https://vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-12924406/

Accession number2001.27

At the Milliner

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