Brothel Scene

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Brothel Scene

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Edgar Degas

French Photographer · 1834–1917

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> No art was ever less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and study of the great masters; of inspiration, spontaneity, temperament . . . I know nothing. > > --Edgar Germaine Hilaire Degas From a wealthy Parisian family, Degas devoted himself exclusively to painting without needing to sell a canvas. His training was conventional: he spent five years in Italy, studied the O

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Peering through an open doorway with her back to the viewer, a prostitute stands looking into the room beyond. With a few hasty strokes, Edgar Degas suggested the scantily clad figure, robed only in a flimsy chemise with bedraggled bows on her shoulders and slippers and a dark ribbon holding her hair, the ends of which hang down her back. Three vertical lines representing the doorframe and open door effectively frame the simple, evocative scene. Scholars believe the drawing is based on a scene from the novel *La Fille Elisa* (The Girl Elisa), which tells the story of a girl who became a prostitute. The simple realities of everyday life captured the artist's interest, revealing his gift for expression in every line. When another artist invited him to go to a café, Degas objected to traveling by horse-drawn cab, saying, "Personally, I don't like cabs. You don't see anyone. That's why I love to ride on the omnibus-you can look at people. We were created to look at one another, weren't we?"

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Artist/Maker
Edgar Degas
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Date
about 1877
Culture
French
Object Type
Drawing

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Object Type
Drawing
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Creator
Edgar Degas
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Culture
French
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Drawings
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The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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about 1877
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1877
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1877
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