degas cotton office new orleans Dimensions (inches):37 x 46" At Artwork-Vault

At Artwork-Vault

"Apollo and Daphne"

en Nueva York

with very intense light

found in numerous works

degas cotton office new orleans Dimensions (inches):37 x 46" At Artwork-VaultThis customary painting was the first the artist managed to sell to a museum, marking a turning point in his career. From then on, he began striving for recognition and to live off the income generated by his works. The scene is set in a real environment, specifically in the cotton business run by his uncle Michel Musson. After a boat trip to New York and a train journey to New Orleans, which lasted about four weeks, Edgar Degas and his brother