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DEGAS, Edgar: Double Portrait

🖼 Double Portrait, c. 1865
Oil on canvas
57 × 70 cm
Hartford, USA

Intimate conversation unfolds between two elegantly dressed figures in muted tones, rendered with Degas' characteristic sharp observation of pose and gesture. The composition captures bourgeois social interaction with psychological depth, establishing Degas' reputation for portraying modern life beyond conventional flattery.

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E. H. Gombrich
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