edgar degas used oil paint.
edgar degas used oil paint.
what kind of paint did edgar degas use?
oil
the collector of prints (edgar degas)









































the collector of prints is a mid-19th century painting by french artist edgar degas. done in oil on canvas, the painting is currently in the collection of the metropolitan museum of art. 









































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the painting depicts an aged art collector in his modest gallery. on display are a number of cheap lithographs accompanied by more valuable chinese and japanese art. it is one of many degas paintings showing people at work in a way that defines their character.









































the work is on view at the metropolitan museum's gallery 815.
the collector of prints (edgar degas)
bullet::::- werner, alfred (1969) "degas pastels". new york: watson-guptill.









































bullet::::- coverage of the degas debate by martin bailey. news, issue 236, june 2012









































section::::further reading.









































bullet::::- dumas, ann, et al. (1997).. new york: distributed by h.n. abrams.









































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bullet::::- edgar degas at norton simon museum, pasadena, california









































bullet::::- degas, sickert and toulouse lautrec at tate









































bullet::::- edgar degas gallery at museumsyndicate









































bullet::::- edgar degas paintings & interactive timeline









































bullet::::- union list of artist names, getty vocabularies. ulan full record display for edgar degas. getty vocabulary program, getty research institute. los angeles.









































bullet::::- works and literature on edgar degas
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