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Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot)

1869
Not on view
Degas made this highly finished pastel as a preparatory study for a portrait of Yves Gobillard, eldest sister of artist Berthe Morisot. His virtuosic ability with chalks is evident in his depiction of Yves’s face: her slightly upturned nose, the deep creases on either side of her mouth, and her bright eyes, set against pale, luminous skin. The sitter’s mother described this picture as "a very pretty thing, and [drawn] with great skill." In the final portrait, also in the Museum’s collection (29.100.45), Degas adopted a sketchier, less detailed approach to rendering Yves’s distinctive features.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot)
  • Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)
  • Date: 1869
  • Medium: Pastel
  • Dimensions: 18 7/8 × 11 13/16 in. (48 × 30 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Joan Whitney Payson, 1975
  • Object Number: 1976.201.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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