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Le Café-concert aux ambassadeurs
Café-Concert at Les Ambassadeurs
Edgar Degas · 1876
Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Lyon, France
About this painting
Degas drew this nightlife scene by reworking a monotype print with pastel — a rare hybrid technique he pioneered to capture gaslit café performances.
Painting Details
Medium
Pastel over monotype
Dimensions
26 × 37 cm (10.2 × 14.6 in)
Painted at
Paris, France
Current location
Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon, Lyon
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