Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917
Trois Filles Assises de Dos, 1935
Color Etching on BFK Rives Paper
4.5 x 6"
201710-3366
This color etching is from the original pastel over monotype on paper that is in the permanent collection of the Musee Picasso in Paris. Regarded as one of the founders...
This color etching is from the original pastel over monotype on paper that is in the permanent collection of the Musee Picasso in Paris.
Regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, Degas is most well known for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings of dancers. More than half of the works he created during his lifetime identify with the subject. Degas was also an accomplished draftsman, and particularly masterly in depicting movement, as can be seen in his renditions of dancers. In the 1870s Degas began a series of brothel scenes, which broke with the conventions of academic and classical nudes. Degas produced a series of monotypes, and from these the famed art dealer and friend of the artist, Abroise Vollard, published these rare etchings.
Regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, Degas is most well known for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings of dancers. More than half of the works he created during his lifetime identify with the subject. Degas was also an accomplished draftsman, and particularly masterly in depicting movement, as can be seen in his renditions of dancers. In the 1870s Degas began a series of brothel scenes, which broke with the conventions of academic and classical nudes. Degas produced a series of monotypes, and from these the famed art dealer and friend of the artist, Abroise Vollard, published these rare etchings.
