Sulking
ca. 1870
Edgar Degas captures a tense, awkward moment between a married couple in this 1870 masterpiece. The wife, draped in a ruffled gown, leans over a chair with a distant, almost annoyed gaze, while her husband sits slumped at a desk buried in papers, completely ignoring her. Behind them hangs a chaotic horse racing scene, adding to the feeling of unspoken drama in this wood-paneled room. Degas was a master of capturing these candid, unposed moments, showing us that even in the 19th century, marital spats looked a lot like they do today.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 100.3 × 143.5 cm
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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