Femmes à la terrasse d'un café le soir, Edgar Degas, 1877
- Episode aired Dec 24, 2017
- 26m
Degas, one of the leaders of the uncompromising Impressionists, chose in 1877 a daring genre scene, close to the photographic snapshot. What he shows us are prostitutes on the terrace of a c... Read allDegas, one of the leaders of the uncompromising Impressionists, chose in 1877 a daring genre scene, close to the photographic snapshot. What he shows us are prostitutes on the terrace of a café on the Grands Boulevards, one of whom is tapping her fingernail against her tooth, see... Read allDegas, one of the leaders of the uncompromising Impressionists, chose in 1877 a daring genre scene, close to the photographic snapshot. What he shows us are prostitutes on the terrace of a café on the Grands Boulevards, one of whom is tapping her fingernail against her tooth, seemingly saying "not just that" about a customer's lack of generosity. Zola's naturalism her... Read all