The Milliners
about 1882 - before 1905
Edgar Degas loved capturing the unglamorous reality of working women, dropping us right into the middle of a busy Parisian hat shop. Instead of focusing on fancy customers, he zooms in on the milliners themselves, their faces almost swallowed by the giant, dark feathered hats they're crafting. The loose, sketchy brushstrokes and that jarring, cropped perspective make you feel like you're just peeking over the counter at their daily grind, perfectly capturing the radical edge of Impressionism.
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