1875
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1875 ink by Edgar Degas, a Impressionism work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a singer on stage, her mouth open mid-note, one gloved hand clutching a fan. Degas drew this quickly, right on the stone used for printing. The smudges and rough lines make it feel like you’re there, watching a live show. He didn’t polish it—this was a private test, never meant to be sold. If you like how Degas catches fleeting moments, try looking up lithography 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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