Degas and A cotton office in New Orleans

Author

Brown, Marilyn R.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Burlington magazine. 1988, Num. 1020, Vol. 130, p. 216-221, 6 ill. (1 col.)

ISSN

0007-6287

Abstract (en)

Gives an account of Degas's having done this 1873 painting (Pau, Musée des beaux-arts) on speculation, hoping it would be bought by Manchester cotton manufacturer William Cottrill. Relates how it was eventually purchased in 1878 by the museum in Pau--this being the first official purchase of a painting by Degas or any member of the Impressionist group. Emphasizes the entrepreneurial interconnections that link the artist, the subject matter of the painting, its promotors, and its eventual patrons and public, as well as the relatively conservative nature of its early avant-garde style.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- France
• Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917
• Painting
• Portraits in an Office (Cotton Office in New Orleans)
• Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, FRA)//Musée des beaux-arts
• France
• Commerce
• Art market
• Cotton
• Industry
• United States
• Avant-garde
• Economics

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- France
• Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917
• Peinture
• Portraits dans un bureau (Le bureau de coton à La Nouvelle-Orléans)
• France
• Commerce
• Commerce d'art
• Coton
• Industrie
• Etats-Unis
• Avant-garde
• Economie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910401-00449155

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