Degas' Father Listening to Lorenzo Pagans Playing the Guitar

"Degas' Portrait 'Father Listening to Lorenzo Pagans Playing the Guitar' is an oil on canvas painting created around 1871–1872. Measuring 54.5 cm high and 39.5 cm wide, it depicts Catalan tenor Lorenzo Pagans performing a song and guitar recital, with Degas' father, Auguste de Gas, seated in the audience behind him. This double portrait is part of Degas's series of musician depictions from the late 1860s, highlighting his interest in capturing fleeting moments and musical intimacy, characteristic of the Impressionism movement. The painting is housed in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris."