Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893)
1869 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions : 21 3/4 x 25 5/8 in. (55.2 x 65.1 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Berthe Morisots eldest sister is shown in the living room of her familys house in Paris in this unfinished portrait by Degas. Preceded by several preparatory studies, including two drawings and a pastel, which are also in the Museums collection, the work was favored by Mary Cassatt, who remarked:
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Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893) (1869) by Edgar Degas, oil on canvas, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About Edgar Degas
19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917) was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers.[1] He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, preferring to…
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