Edgar Degas: A Gallery of 30 Paintings (Image Gallery) p. 13

Image Gallery

by Mark Cartwright
published on 30 March 2022

Subscribe to topic Subscribe to author

Woman with Binoculars by Degas

by fineartamerica.com
published on 29 March 2022

Subscribe to topic Subscribe to author

Woman with Binoculars by Degas — View Full-Size Image

A c. 1869-72 oil on card painting, *Woman with Binoculars*, by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. Degas had a fixation for a time in presenting a woman looking directly at the viewer with binoculars, sometimes as a background figure or, as here, the main subject. The model was Lydia Cassat, sister of the impressionist painter and friend of the artist, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926). To give a female figure such a powerful hold over the viewer was then highly unusual. (Gemäldegalerie Neumeister, Dresden, Germany)

« Previous Image Next Image »

Images in this Gallery

Bibliography

Howard, Michael. Encyclopedia of Impressionism. Thunder Bay Pr, 1997.
Kear, Jon. Degas. Lorenz Books, 2012.
Rubin, James H & Lablanche, Dominique & Manss, Thomas. Impressionism A&I . Phaidon Press, 1999.
Thomson, Belinda. Impressionism. Thames & Hudson, 2022.

World History Encyclopedia is an Amazon Associate and earns a commission on qualifying book purchases.

License & Copyright

Original image by fineartamerica.com. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 29 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.