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EDGAR DEGAS. Young Woman with Ibis

Young Woman with Ibis. Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834-1917 Paris). Dimensions: 39 3/8 x 29 1/2 in. (100 x 74.9 cm). Date: 1860-62.
Degas made sketches of this composition in a notebook he used during his second stay in Rome in 1857-58. Originally conceived as a depiction of a pensive woman, the picture assumed a mysterious air when Degas added the imaginary Middle Eastern cityscape, the pink flowers, and the two red ibises around 1860-62. About the same time he also considered adding the brilliant birds to his large historical painting <i>Semiramis Building Babylon</i> (Musée d'Orsay, Paris).

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Author: EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917)

Title: Young Woman with Ibis

Caption: Young Woman with Ibis. Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834-1917 Paris). Dimensions: 39 3/8 x 29 1/2 in. (100 x 74.9 cm). Date: 1860-62. Degas made sketches of this composition in a notebook he used during his second stay in Rome in 1857-58. Originally conceived as a depiction of a pensive woman, the picture assumed a mysterious air when Degas added the imaginary Middle Eastern cityscape, the pink flowers, and the two red ibises around 1860-62. About the same time he also considered adding the brilliant birds to his large historical painting Semiramis Building Babylon (Musée d'Orsay, Paris).

Technique/material: OIL ON CANVAS

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit: Album

Image size: 4644 × 5999 px | 79.7 MB

Print size: 39.3 × 50.8 cm | 1828.3 × 2361.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: CANVAS • EDGAR DEGAS • EUROPE • EUROPEAN PAINTINGS • FRANCE • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • OIL ON CANVAS • OIL PAINT • OIL PAINTING • OIL PAINTINGC PIO DI SAVOIA • OLI PAINTING • PAINTINGS