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DEGAS, Edgar: Portrait of Giovanna Bellelli

🖼 Portrait of Giovanna Bellelli, 1858-59
Pencil
326 × 238 cm
Paris, France

Soft brushwork captures a young girl in contemplative stillness, her figure positioned asymmetrically against muted domestic space. Degas's psychological depth and innovative composition establish portraiture beyond mere likeness, pioneering modern approaches to psychological intimacy and spatial tension.

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