Soirée
about 1877
- Medium
- Drawing
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-205196
Edgar Degas spent many evenings at the homes of friends, discussing ideas with fellow artists, philosophers, and authors. Over two pages of his sketchbook, he drew a *soirée* in the home of Madame Charles Hayem, who reclines on the sofa, coquettishly holding a fan to her face. The writer Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly stands before a fireplace in the center; seated on a stool with his back to the viewer is the philosopher Adolphe Francke. To the right of Barbey, Degas began to sketch a fourth figure with long, straight hair and perhaps a beard. On the far left, he experimented with another drawing of Barbey facing to the right in a long embroidered coat, holding a sword. Degas extensively erased and reworked the sketch as he experimented with different coat lengths and angles for the sword.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Registry history
- about 1877 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — drawings
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