Edgar Degas

(French, 1834–1917)

Room Paintings holds 51 paintings by Edgar Degas, from the National Gallery of Art, The Met, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Cleveland Museum of Art. They date from 1855 to 1899. We file all of them under Impressionism. The most common subjects are women, portraits and music and dance. 41 of them suit a room in our lists, most often the staircase and apartment or dorm.

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The Dance Class, Edgar Degas, 1874, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas The Dance Class, 1874 The Met

Impressionist painting of woman wearing green dress trying on hats.

Edgar Degas The Millinery Shop, 1879-86 Art Institute of Chicago

A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?), Edgar Degas, 1865, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?), 1865 The Met

Impressionist painting of seated man, girl with brown, black hues.

Edgar Degas Henri Degas and His Niece Lucie Degas (The Artist's Uncle and Cousin), 1875–76 Art Institute of Chicago

Three light-skinned, dark-haired ballerinas, painted in muted tones, wear off-the-shoulder yellow leotards and tutus as they huddle near each other. One adjusts her costume, while one holds her hands clasped above her head.

Edgar Degas Yellow Dancers (In the Wings), 1874–76 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Mme Lisle and Mme Loubens, Edgar Degas, c. 1867, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Portrait of Mme Lisle and Mme Loubens, c. 1867 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait after a Costume Ball (Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin), Edgar Degas, 1879, distemper, metallic paint, and pastel, on canvas

Edgar Degas Portrait after a Costume Ball (Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin), 1879 Art Institute of Chicago

Café Singer, Edgar Degas, 1879, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Café Singer, 1879 Art Institute of Chicago

Stefanina Primicile Carafa, Marchioness of Cicerale and Duchess of Montejasi, Edgar Degas, c. 1875, oil on fabric

Edgar Degas Stefanina Primicile Carafa, Marchioness of Cicerale and Duchess of Montejasi, c. 1875 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Old Italian Woman, Edgar Degas, 1857, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas The Old Italian Woman, 1857 The Met

The Collector of Prints, Edgar Degas, 1866, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas The Collector of Prints, 1866 The Met

Joseph-Henri Altès (1826–1895), Edgar Degas, 1868, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Joseph-Henri Altès (1826–1895), 1868 The Met

Portrait of a Woman in Gray, Edgar Degas, ca. 1865, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Portrait of a Woman in Gray, ca. 1865 The Met

Portrait of a Young Woman, Edgar Degas, ca. 1885, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1885 The Met

View of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, Edgar Degas, 1896–98, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas View of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, 1896–98 The Met

Young Woman with Her Hand over Her Mouth, Edgar Degas, ca. 1875, oil colors freely mixed with turpentine on canvas

Edgar Degas Young Woman with Her Hand over Her Mouth, ca. 1875 The Met

Edgar Degas Woman Ironing, begun c. 1876, completed c. 1887 National Gallery of Art

Two horses, one dark brown and one cream white, stand together to our right against a landscape with rolling, sage-green hills and a river or canal in this horizontal painting.

Edgar Degas Horses in a Meadow, 1871 National Gallery of Art

The face of a young man with peachy-colored skin and dark hair fills this vertical painting. The man is lit from our left but is angled to slightly to our right, so his face is mostly in shadow.

Edgar Degas Self-Portrait with White Collar, c. 1857 National Gallery of Art

A Woman Ironing, Edgar Degas, 1873, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas A Woman Ironing, 1873 The Met

A band of several galloping horses and riders move across the center of this vertical painting. The color palette is dominated by blended earthy brown, green, and pale pink.

Edgar Degas Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey, 1866, reworked 1880-1881 and c. 1897 National Gallery of Art

The Ballet from "Robert le Diable", Edgar Degas, 1871, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas The Ballet from "Robert le Diable", 1871 The Met

James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot (1836–1902), Edgar Degas, ca. 1867–68, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot (1836–1902), ca. 1867–68 The Met

Sulking, Edgar Degas, ca. 1870, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Sulking, ca. 1870 The Met

Six men on horseback and wearing jockeys’ uniforms line up on a grassy field in front of us in this loosely painted horizontal scene. The jockeys and horses’ features are especially freely painted so much of the detail is indistinct.

Edgar Degas The Riders, c. 1885 National Gallery of Art

Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893), Edgar Degas, 1869, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893), 1869 The Met

Young Woman with Ibis, Edgar Degas, 1857–58; reworked 1860–62, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Young Woman with Ibis, 1857–58; reworked 1860–62 The Met

Dominated by tones of red and fire orange, this nearly square painting shows a seated woman leaning forward in a high-backed chair, holding a round, flat, leaf-shaped fan.

Edgar Degas Madame Camus, 1869/1870 National Gallery of Art

Shown from about the ankles up, a woman with ashen, pale skin, wearing a full, silvery-white dress with gray dots, sits on a low-backed white sofa against a pale peach background in this horizontal portrait painting.

Edgar Degas Madame René de Gas, 1872/1873 National Gallery of Art

Six jockeys wearing colorful silks sit astride brown and black horses on a grassy field in this horizontal painting. Two more riders wearing top hats sit a bit farther back from the group, and two horses run on a grass track behind that.

Edgar Degas The Races, 1871-1872 National Gallery of Art

In a dance studio, two ballerinas wearing knee-length tutus and ballet slippers sit on a bench and stretch to our right while four more pose at the back of the space, to our left, in this long, horizontal painting.

Edgar Degas Before the Ballet, 1890/1892 National Gallery of Art

The Dancing Class, Edgar Degas, ca. 1870, oil on wood

Edgar Degas The Dancing Class, ca. 1870 The Met

Dancers, Pink and Green, Edgar Degas, ca. 1890, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Dancers, Pink and Green, ca. 1890 The Met

A dimly lit ballet studio is filled with about two dozen young dancers tying on their shoes, stretching, or practicing en pointe in this horizontal painting.

Edgar Degas The Dance Class, c. 1873 National Gallery of Art

Dancers Practicing at the Barre, Edgar Degas, 1877, mixed media on canvas

Edgar Degas Dancers Practicing at the Barre, 1877 The Met

Frieze of Dancers, Edgar Degas, c. 1895, oil on fabric

Edgar Degas Frieze of Dancers, c. 1895 Cleveland Museum of Art

Four light-skinned ballerinas with russet-orange hair tied back in buns adjust the straps of their bodices as they gather close together, their bodies and wide, knee-length tutus taking up the left half of this horizontal painting.

Edgar Degas Four Dancers, c. 1899 National Gallery of Art

A man and woman, both with pale, peachy skin, sit on opposite sides of a burgundy-red, low-backed sofa in a room wallpapered with a striped, floral pattern in this vertical painting.

Edgar Degas Edmondo and Thérèse Morbilli, c. 1865 National Gallery of Art

A long, brightly lit room is filled with at least nine young ballerinas in robin’s egg-blue dance costumes and pale pink shoes in this wide, horizontal painting. They all have light skin and brown or dark blond hair.

Edgar Degas The Dance Lesson, c. 1879 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down onto a loosely painted scene with three ballerinas in rose-pink costumes and one man, wearing a black suit and top hat, against a backdrop made up of dabs and strokes of lime, mint, and pine green in this vertical…

Edgar Degas Dancers Backstage, 1876/1883 National Gallery of Art

Paul Lafond and Alphonse Cherfils Examining a Painting, Edgar Degas, c. 1878–80, oil on wood panel

Edgar Degas Paul Lafond and Alphonse Cherfils Examining a Painting, c. 1878–80 Cleveland Museum of Art

Two Men, Edgar Degas, ca. 1865–69, oil on wood

Edgar Degas Two Men, ca. 1865–69 The Met

Two groups of people face off in front of a hilly landscape in this loosely painted, vertical scene. On our left, a pale young man in a white tunic looks with eyes wide and lips parted at a group of three people on our right.

Edgar Degas Alexander and Bucephalus, 1861/1862 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman in a voluminous rust-orange dress stands facing us in this vertical portrait painting. She looks toward us but slightly down with dark brown eyes under curved brows.

Edgar Degas Girl in Red, c. 1866 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the lap up, a young woman with pale skin, rosy cheeks, dark eyes, and upswept chestnut-brown hair sits in an upholstered chair angled to our left and she looks in that direction in this vertical portrait painting.

Edgar Degas Mademoiselle Malot, c. 1877 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a young man with pale, peachy skin, wearing a black uniform and cap, leans against the back of a chair in this vertical portrait painting. He looks at us with pale blue eyes under sloping brows.

Edgar Degas Achille De Gas in the Uniform of a Cadet, 1856/1857 National Gallery of Art

Upon first glance, the shapes and colors in this painting are hard to distinguish. After closer inspection, three women become visible, all with pale skin, light hair, and indistinct facial features.

Edgar Degas The Loge, c. 1883 National Gallery of Art

Shown from about the hips up, a woman whose pale face is deep in shadow stands with her back to us, wearing a black and gray dress and hat, in front of a colorful but loosely painted, indistinct background in this nearly square painting.

Edgar Degas Woman Viewed from Behind (Visit to a Museum), c. 1879-1885 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the chest up, a young, pale-skinned boy dressed in black turns to face us in this vertical portrait painting.

Edgar Degas René de Gas, 1855 National Gallery of Art

Show all works (2 more: nudes or violent scenes)

Our room, color and style lists leave these out. They are public domain like the rest.

A brown-toned image of a group of scantily clad young women at left, one holding out her arm toward a group of naked young men standing at right.

Edgar Degas Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys, c. 1860 Art Institute of Chicago

Male Nude, Edgar Degas, 1856, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Male Nude, 1856 The Met

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