Edgar Degas - one hundred paintings from 1870 to 1877
Upon the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, Degas enlisted in the National Guard, where his defense of Paris left him little time for painting. During rifle training his eyesight was found to be defective, and for the rest of his life his eye problems were a constant worry to him.
After the war, in 1872, Degas began an extended stay in New Orleans, Louisiana, where his brother René and a number of other relatives lived. Staying at the home of his Creole uncle, Michel Musson, on Esplanade Avenue, Degas produced a number of works, many depicting family members. One of Degas's New Orleans works, A Cotton Office in New Orleans, garnered favorable attention back in France, and was his only work purchased by a museum (the Pau) during his lifetime.
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Hortense Valpinson 1870 |
Portrait of Henri Valpincon as a child with a governess 1870 |
Musicians in the Orchestra 1870 |
Madame Camus with a Fan 1870 |
The False Start 1870 |
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Washerwomen 1870-1872 |
Madame Lisle 1870 |
The Ballet from 'Robert le Diable' 1871 |
Dance Class 1871 |
General Mellinet and Chief Rabbi Astruc 1871 |
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Horses in a Meadow 1871 |
Jeantaud, Linet and Laine 1871 |
Three Heads 1871 |
Two Horses in a Pasture 1871 |
A Carriage at the Races 1872 |
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Achille De Gas 1872 |
At the Races 1872 |
Ballet Scene from Robert la Diable 1872 |
Before the Race 1872 |
Children on a Doorstep 1872 |
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Dance Class at the Opera 1872 |
Dancer Seated, study 1872 |
Dancer Standing, study 1872 |
Dancers Backstage 1872 |
Henri Rouart and His Daughter Helene 1872 |
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Mademoiselle Didau at the Piano 1872 |
Musicians in the Orchestra 1872 |
Racehorses before the Stands 1872 |
Violinist and Young Woman 1872 |
Woman at a Window 1872 |
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Woman Seated on a Balcony 1872 |
Woman Seated on a Canape 1872 |
Woman with the Oriental Vase 1872 |
Young Woman in Street Dress 1872 |
Head of a Woman 1873 |
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Two Dancers 1873 |
The Artist's Cousin, Probably Mrs. William Bell 1873 |
Ballet School 1873 |
Cotton Merchants in New Orleans 1873 |
Madame Rene De Gas 1873 |
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Portrait of a Woman 1873 |
Portrait of Mme. Rene De Gas, born Estelle Musson 1873 |
Race Horses 1873 |
Seated Dancer in Profile 1873 |
A Cotton Office in New Orleans 1873 |
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The Dance Class 1873 |
The Invalid 1873 |
The Nurse 1873 |
The Pedicure 1873 |
The Rehearsal 1873 |
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The Savoy Girl 1873 |
Woman Ironing. Silhouette 1873 |
Woman with a Bandage 1873 |
Dancer 1874 |
Elena Carafa 1874 |
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Eugene Manet 1874 |
Melancholy 1874 |
Race Horses at Longchamp 1874 |
The Ballet Rehearsal on Stage 1874 |
The Dance Class 1874 |
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The Ballet Class 1874 |
The Rehearsal of the Ballet on Stage 1874 |
Yellow Dancers. In the Wings 1874 |
Three Dancers in an Exercise Hall 1874 |
Dance Opera 1874 |
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Ballet Rehearsal 1875 |
Henri Rouart in front of His Factory 1875 |
Madame de Rutte 1875 |
Madame Jeantaud in the mirror 1875 |
Peasant Girls Bathing in the Sea at Dusk 1875 |
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Place de la Concorde 1875 |
Portrait of Eugene Manet, study 1875 |
Racehorses at Longchamp 1874 |
Two Dancers in the Studio. Dance School 1875 |
Woman on a Sofa 1875 |
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Dancer on Stage with a Bouquet 1876 |
Girl in Red 1876 |
Henri De Gas and His Neice, Lucie Degas 1876 |
Jerome Ottoz 1876 |
The Absinthe Drinker 1876 |
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The Chorus 1876 |
The Duchess de Montejasi and her daughters Elena and Camilla 1876 |
The Riders 1876 |
Woman with an Umbrella 1876 |
Femme assise au balcon 1877 |
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On the Stage 1876 |
Ballet at the Paris Opera 1877 |
Cafe-Concert. The Spectators 1877 |
Singers on the Stage 1877 |
Dancer On stage 1877 |
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Dancers Practicing at the Barre 1877 |
Seated Dancer Adjusting Her Shoes 1876 |
Dancers in Pink 1876 |
After the Bath 1877 |
At the Cafe 1877 |
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At the Races 1877 |
Ballet at th e Paris Opera 1877 |
Beach Scene 1870 |
Cafe Concert At Les Ambassadeurs 1877 |
Carlo Pellegrini 1877 |
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