Edgar Degas, Jockeys Before the Race, 1878-79. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham.
Edgar Degas is best known for his impressionist pictures of ballet dancers, racehorses and women washing. He was constantly experimenting, working in a variety of media, from oils and sculpture to pastel and printmaking. Despite the negative reception the Impressionists received in Britain, Degas was championed by art dealers such as Paul Durand-Ruel in London and Alexander Reid in Glasgow. The market for his work enjoyed a new lease of life after his death, with the next generation of collectors, including a number of women.
This talk by co-curator Professor Frances Fowle will highlight these and other pioneering collectors, among them Henry Hill, a military tailor from Brighton, and the Glasgow shipbuilder Sir William Burrell, who acquired as many as twenty-four of Degas’ works.
The exhibition Discovering Degas: Collecting in the Age of William Burrell is at the Burrell Collection, Glasgow, from 24 May to 30 September 2024
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