1890
unspecified
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
Dominant colour
Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery is a 1890 unspecified by Edgar Degas, a Impressionism work, depicting Reading, held at Brooklyn Museum.
The painting depicts a woman sitting in a chair, engrossed in reading a book. She is dressed in a long, dark dress with a white collar and a hat, and her face is partially obscured by the book. The background of the painting is a dimly lit room with several paintings on the walls. The woman's posture and facial expression suggest that she is deeply engaged in her reading, and the artist has captured this moment with great attention to detail. The use of chiaroscuro, with strong contrasts between light and dark, adds depth and dimension to the painting. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, you might want to look up the technique next.
Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas on 19 July 1834 in Paris, Edgar Degas came from an affluent banking family with aristocratic roots and spent his childhood among the cultivated circles of the French capital.
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