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Autoportrait
Self-portrait
Edgar Degas · 1857
J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
About this painting
Painted around age 23, this small oil sketch shows Degas testing the searching, Ingres-influenced self-scrutiny that would mark his early career.
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
Dimensions
21 × 16 cm (8.3 × 6.3 in)
Painted at
Rome, Italy
Current location
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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