Portrait of Lorenzo Pagans, Spanish tenor, and Auguste Degas, the artist's father

Portrait of Lorenzo Pagans, Spanish tenor, and Auguste Degas, the artist's father by Edgar Degas
Artist
Edgar Degas
Date
c.1869
Style
Impressionism
Genre
Portrait
Location
Musée d'Orsay
"Portrait of Lorenzo Pagans, Spanish tenor, and Auguste Degas, the artist's father" is an portrait painted in oil on a canvas around 1871–1872 by Edgar Degas. The Impressionism artist depicts melodic tenor Lorenzo Pagans performing a song and guitar recital, capturing a lively moment. Behind him, Degas's father, Auguste de Gas, observes from the audience. As part of Degas's series of musician portraits, this work exemplifies his focus on figures in dynamic settings. It measures 54.5 cm high by 39.5 cm wide and is housed in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

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