A Daily Dose of Art: Portrait of Estelle Musson Degas, 1872
Yesterday, I visited the New Orleans Museum of Art for a couple of hours. I looked at more art than I prefer when at an art museum, but the overwhelm was worth it.
I lingered over Portrait of Estelle Musson Degas by Edgar Degas and invite you to do the same.
“Edgar Degas travelled to New Orleans during the fall of 1872 to spend a few months visiting the considerable American branch of his family. His visit is something of a legend in New Orleans, told and retold with the casual disregard for historical accuracy that affects many New Orleans memories, but it is barely known elsewhere. The journey to New Orleans marked a key moment in Degas's career, however. Distracted and stalled in his profession on his arrival, he left the city with a new sense of direction and resolve. He also took with him, in his portfolio and his mind, several unforgettable images of New Orleans life.”
- Degas In New Orleans: Encounters in the Creole World of Kate Chopin and George Washington Cable by Christopher Benfey
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