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Portrait of Mme Lisle and Mme Loubens

A work made of oil on canvas.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

c. 1867

Artist:

Edgar Degas
French, 1834–1917

About this artwork

Edgar Degas rarely accepted portrait commissions; his sitters were almost always family members or people within his social circle. The two women in this somber, unfinished painting were identified through preparatory drawings that label them as “Mme Lisle” (left) and “Mme Loubens” (right). Both were friends of artist Édouard Manet’s family; they likely met Degas at a gathering at Manet’s home. In an 1869 letter, artist Berthe Morisot lamented that Degas had abandoned her at one such soirée for the company of Madame Lisle and Madame Loubens, attesting to the group’s closeness.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Title

Portrait of Mme Lisle and Mme Loubens

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1862–1872

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

84 × 96.6 cm (33 1/16 × 38 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Annie Laurie Ryerson in memory of Joseph Turner Ryerson

Reference Number

1953.335

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