Landscape (The Hills)
1890-1893
While Edgar Degas is famous for his graceful ballerinas, this fiery landscape from the early 1890s reveals his bold, experimental side during his later years. The rugged, reddish-brown mountains seem to almost vibrate with energy, their rough textures and sweeping strokes pushing the boundaries of traditional Impressionism toward something much more abstract. Painted when his eyesight was failing, Degas relied heavily on memory and emotion rather than strict observation, resulting in this raw, almost unfinished masterpiece that feels incredibly modern for its time.
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