Wednesday, September 15, 2010

early edgar


This Degas self-portrait from when the artist was in his early 20s has an interestingly bohemian look -- Degas always seems detachedly serious in his self-portraits, but there's a hint of something else here that's kind of intriguing.

Pictured: Self-Portrait, c.1857-58 (Edgar Degas, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute)