Ploughed Field Bordered by Trees
c. 1892
While the world knows Edgar Degas for his elegant ballerinas and galloping racehorses, his later years reveal a surprising secret: a passionate obsession with the quiet French countryside. Created around 1892, this vibrant landscape bursts with textured, earthy strokes depicting a ploughed field meeting a line of windswept trees. Degas actually kept most of these radical, almost abstract landscapes hidden away in his studio, only sharing them with a close circle of friends because he feared the public wouldn't understand his departure from his famous figures. It is a beautiful, gritty reminder that even masters love to break their own rules when no one is watching.
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