Edgar Degas - Group of Dancers 1910

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In the summer of 1886, Paul Gauguin visited the small village of Pont-Aven
in Brittany, where he became fascinated with the long history of peasant life
and its traditional costumes, customs, and rituals. He painted numerous
scenes of peasant life and the countryside, including The Yellow Christ.
- art-Gauguin.com

Montmartre 1886 - this painting dates from the winter of 1887, roughly
a year after Vincent van Gogh arrived in Paris to join his brother, the
art dealer Theo van Gogh. It is one of a group of landscapes featuring
the Butte Montmartre, a short climb from the apartment on the rue Lepic
where Vincent and Theo lived. - art-vanGogh.com

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Edgar Degas 1834-1917