Self-Portrait

Etching in black on ivory laid paper, 1857

About this work

Self-Portrait (1857) by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas. Etching in black on ivory laid paper.

Edgar Degas

Master of movement, light, and the human figure

Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings of ballet dancers. He also produced bronze sculptures, prints, and drawings.