1866
oil
canvas
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
Portrait of a Man is a 1866 oil by Edgar Degas, a Realism work, depicting Sitting, held at Brooklyn Museum.
This painting shows a man sitting in a chair. He is wearing a dark jacket and light-colored pants. His hands are clasped together in his lap. The background is a room with a table and a window. The room is decorated with a white curtain and a brown floor. The man's face is serious, and he looks straight ahead. The painting is done in oil paint and has a realistic style. The artist has paid attention to the details of the man's clothing and the room's decorations. The painting is held at the Brooklyn Museum. If you want to learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, look up Edgar Degas.
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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