Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Chronological Pastels

At the Milliner's
1862

There are many pastels by Edgar Degas at the Metropolitan Museum. The artist's work in this medium ranges from rough to smooth, but nearly always set in special worlds defined by the presence of women.

Madame Théodore Gobillard
1869

Two Rehearsals Onstage
c. 1874

Dance Lesson
c. 1879

At the Milliner's
1881

Singer
c. 1884

Bather
1885

Bather
1885-86

Woman having her hair combed
c. 1886-88

Bather
c. 1890

Two Dancers
c. 1897

Dancers
c. 1900