Edgar Degas, “Factory Smoke (Fumées d’usines)” (1877–79), monotype on paper, plate: 4 11/16 x 6 5/16 inches, sheet: 5 13/16 x 6 13/16 inches, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Elisha ...
For most exhibitions of eminent impressionist masters, hands-on research isn’t generally part of the game plan. But for the organizers of “Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty,” opening March 26 at the ...
If the name Edgar Degas brings to mind Impressionist paintings of ballerinas, an upcoming summer exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) might expand your understanding of the artist’s ...
“Edgar Degas, The Private Impressionist: Works on Paper from the Artist & His Circle” is open through Feb. 1, 2026, at The Society of the Four Arts. The owner of the collection, curator Robert Flynn ...
Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. Edgar Degas, Monsieur and Madame Édouard Manet, 1868–69, Oil on canvas, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Japan ...