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Marcellin Desboutin and Ludovic Lepic

Edgar Degas French

1876–77

Not on view

This double portrait of the etchers Desboutin and Lepic is a testament to Degas’s increasing fascination with experimental printmaking in this period. Desboutin, who was known for drypoint portraits of his social circle, including Manet and Degas, appears at work on a copperplate. Lepic, with whom Degas collaborated on his first monotype, sits in front of his most indispensable tool, the ink rag with which he created unique impressions. Desboutin and Lepic both displayed prints in the second Impressionist exhibition, in 1876.

Marcellin Desboutin and Ludovic Lepic, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), Oil on canvas, French — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Marcellin Desboutin and Ludovic Lepic

Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)

Date: 1876–77

Geography: Country of Origin France

Culture: French

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27 15/16 × 31 7/8 in. (71 × 81 cm)
Framed: 33 15/16 × 37 7/8 in. (86.2 × 96.2 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Musée d'Orsay, Paris (RF 2209)

Object Number: MD.079

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