Images

A c. 1876-77 pastels on paper, Beach Scene, by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. Painted in the studio, the theme of one female combing the hair of another appears in several of Degas' works. (National Gallery, London...

A c. 1865 oil on canvas, Self-Portrait with Evariste de Valernes, by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. The artist painted several double-portraits (here he is the figure on the right), typically with each person having...

A c. 1866-8 oil on paper mounted on canvas, The Parade (aka Racehorses in Front of the Tribunes), by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. Here the light and shadows of the restless horses interest the artist. (Musée...

An 1857 oil on canvas, Portrait of René-Hillaire De Gas, by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. Degas first made a name for himself as a portrait painter. Here he captures his grandfather, a prominent Neapolitan entrepreneur...

An 1889 pastel on paper, In Front of the Mirror, by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. This work covers several themes that interested the artist towards the end of his career: women at their toilette, women putting...

A c. 1882 pastel on paper, Waiting, by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. The artist was keen to show the hard life of rehearsals that ballet dancers had to go through and the aches and pains this caused. Another feature...

An 1879 oil on canvas painting, Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando, by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. This circus was close to the artist's apartment in Paris and Miss La La's acrobatics – suspending herself from...

A c. 1874-77 oil on canvas painting, Dancer in Front of a Window (aka Dancer at the Photographer's Studio), by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. The photographer's presence in the scene is indicated only by one leg...

An 1869 oil on canvas painting, A Carriage at the Races, by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. The scene is typical of Degas' style where the subject is markedly off-centre and with parts even out of the frame. The...

An 1865 oil on canvas painting, Woman with Chrysanthemums, by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. Despite the title, the flowers are dahlias, asters, and gaillardias. Degas rarely painted still life, and here he combines...