Monique Martin was born on this day, September 9, in 1928.

Before creating “Ernest and Célestine” as “Gabrielle Vincent”, Martin was a fine artist. She drew comparisons to Rembrandt, Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Matisse.

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A Peasant Woman, by Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, 1871.

A Peasant Woman is part of small series of works where Degas tackles the problems of painting white material against light with its opposing qualities of transparency and opacity.

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Glad to catch last day of this exhibition at Fantastically interesting & imaginative curation on the age old artistic motif of 'The Woman in the Window' with over 50 works by the likes of Rossetti, Rembrandt, Botticelli, Hockney, Degas, Sickert, Picasso (1/2)

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Femme à sa toilette, Edgar Degas, Banco de la República https://t.co/sl3WRjzDnt (Palette: 🖌🎨

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Bonne nuit 🌙

...croquis de la nuit, baigneuse au clair de lune, d'près Degas, craie et pastels .

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...and one for the night 🌙

...bosquejo de la noche, bañista a la luz de la luna, después de Degas, tiza y pasteles.

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...et un de plus sur la beauté 🌹

...croquis de la nuit, baigneuse au clair de lune, d'près Degas, craie et pastels sur papier.

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Edgar Degas, Dancers Practicing at the Barre, 1877 https://t.co/wfuJP01SWV

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Dancer Stretching, Edgar Degas, ca. 1882-85

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¡Buen día!👋
¿Quién fue Suzanne Valadon, 1867/1938?
Hija de una lavandera soltera, fue bailarina y modelo de pintores como Degas, Toulouse -Lautrec y la favorita de Renoir.
Su experiencia como modelo, observar y aprender la técnica pictórica de los artistas la llevó a pintar

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His idea of symbolism was influenced by the occult & mysticism, popular at the time. Boy with Skull (1893), Two Boys (1893) & Head (1894). Youngsters symbolised life & possibility & skulls, death. He was inspired by French artists’ similar naked images (Degas, 1860)

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Member tickets now available! "A Modern Vision: European Masterworks from The Phillips Collection," on view Oct 8, 2022, through Jan 22, 2023.

50+ paintings by iconic artists Edgar Degas, Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, and more.

https://t.co/hWZKtMPmZx.

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Dancers Practicing at the Bar, Edgar Degas, 1877

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Edgar Degas, Bather Sponging Her Knee, ca. 1883–84 https://t.co/Wupy0lTfLo

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'A Peasant Woman'~ Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, (1871)

A Peasant Woman is part of small series of works where he tackles the problems of painting white material against light with its opposing qualities of transparency and opacity.

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