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The Singer
Edgar Degas French
Not on view
Although the singer’s identity is unknown, the gaslight globes and fluted columns—visible in the lithograph featuring Mademoiselle Bécat, also on view in this gallery—locate this scene at the popular Café des Ambassadeurs. As with many of his works devoted to café-concert subjects, Degas began with a monotype, a drawing made in greasy ink and transferred from a plate, over which he applied pastel. The powdery pigments enhance the effects of the harsh lighting and vibrating energy at the crowded outdoor venue.
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