1890
oil
canvas
From the collection of Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Portrait of Henri Michel-Lévy is a 1890 oil by Edgar Degas, held at Calouste Gulbenkian Museum.
This painting shows a man in a white shirt and dark pants, standing with his hands behind his back. He's in a room with a green wall and a painting on it. There's a woman in a pink dress and hat sitting on the floor, looking up at him. The man's shirt is loose and open at the neck, and his pants are tied with a belt. The woman has a red scarf around her neck and is holding a paintbrush. There are paints and brushes on the floor next to her. The painting is done in a realistic style, with lots of detail and texture. The colors are muted, with shades of green, brown, and pink. If you want to see more paintings like this, check out 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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