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Edgar Degas

Six Friends at Dieppe

Maker

Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)

Title

Six Friends at Dieppe

Year

1885

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

null

Dimensions

114.9 x 71.1 cm (45 1/4 x 28 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed in LL:Degas

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

31.320

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Inventing Impressionism
Oct 21, 2016 – Jun 11, 2017

Label copy

Degas created this unusually large group portrait while vacationing with friends on France’s Northern coast. The drawing was executed on a single sheet of rough, fibrous paper with a “tooth” (or texture) that held the powdery material of his pastel crayon in place. Using a technique that he developed alongside Mary Cassatt, Degas sketched dense parallel and perpendicular strokes in contrasting warm and cool colors to create a sense of depth. He allowed the brown color of the paper-which has darkened over time-to remain visible, giving the image a striking, warm tone.

Edgar Degas
Six Friends at Dieppe
Sep 16, 2005 – Jan 15, 2006

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)
Six Friends at Dieppe, 1885
Pastel on paper (now yellowed) mounted to fabric
114.9 x 71.1 cm (45 1/4 x 28 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 31.320

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