Degas

Classicism and Experimentation

Summary

Edgar Degas is a towering figure of French 19th-century art.

In winter 2014/2015, the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe will unveil a monographic exhibition devoted to Degas, featuring samples of his work, spanning 50 years of his career.

Wuppertal, Von der Heydt-Museum

Edgar Degas: Tänzerinnen im Probensaal, um 1895-98

Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Edgar Degas: Rennpferde in einer Landschaft, 1894

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau, Foto: Jean Christophe Poumeyrol

Edgar Degas: Das Baumwollkontor in New Orleans, 1873

Popular dancers,

impressionistic pastels

and detailed paintings.

Built up around a core of works from the Kunsthalle’s own collection, enriched by numerous international loans, the exhibition will examine both the classical references of his art as well as his technical experimentation.The exhibition will primarily focus on Degas’ portraits and landscapes, but will also include his copies of old masters and his history paintings. The latter reveal a different, largely unknown side to the famous artist.