Edgar degas portrait of a man
Portrait of a man hals!
Edgar degas portrait of a man standing
Portrait of a Man
Degas experimented with radical compositions in a number of portraits during the 1860s and 1870s. The figure in this painting is shown seated at a desk with his body turned away from us, absorbed in his own thoughts.
The painting was neither signed nor exhibited during the artist’s lifetime, perhaps because he considered it unfinished. Though the sitter has never been identified, he was probably a friend or acquaintance as Degas rarely accepted commissions.
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 31 1/8 x 23 1/4 in.
(79 x 59 cm) Frame: 38 1/2 x 31 1/4 in. (97.8 x 79.4 cm) |
| Object Number | 1955.44 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | On View |
Image Caption
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, Portrait of a Man, c.
1877, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, 1955.44
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Exhibit Four: First Two Rooms. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Ste