Which art-works did Degas exhibit in 1876? On this page you will find an accounted impression of the about 23 works that were shown by Edgar Degas at the 2nd ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1876 (catalogue numbers: 36-59). Most works depicted portraits, ballet scenes and women ironing. Probably 2 works were not exhibited (no.52 +56) and many suggestions stay uncertain. I render the pictures by form and in thematical order. I also render variations as extra (more uncertain) suggesions or just to compare. For number 50+53+55 I render compilations of two pictures to give some impression of the now unknown work that Degas exhibited.
For a chronological rendering of the pictures (in the catalogue order) see the slideshow. Note: If you double click on the first (of a cluster of) pictures and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. On a smartphone or laptop you can also zoom in. Enjoy!
Edgar Degas: 2IE-1876-36, Portraits dans un bureau (Nouvelle-Orléans) = CR320, 1873, Le bureau de coton à la Nouvelle Orléans, 73×92, MBA Pau (iR2;iR23;R90II,p48+34;R2,p161+170;R26,no356;R114,no320;R231-1+2;M170) Purchased in 1878. Expos: =EU-1900-C-209, Intérieur d’un comptoir de coton à la Nouvelle-Orléans (Musée de Pau)
Edgar Degas, 2IE-1876-40, Cour d’une maison (Nouvelle-Orléans, esquissé) = CR309, 1872-73, Children on a Doorstep, 60×75, OC Copenhagen (iR2;R26,no346;R90II,p34+49;R2,p161;M93)
Edgar Degas: 1882-1905 (1890ca), CR1023, Chez les modistes, oil, 60×75, JPGM Los Angeles (M31;iR377;R26,no680;R2,p161) Compare: 2IE-1876-57, Modiste.
Edgar Degas: 1875ca, CR371, Madame Jeantaud in the mirror, 74×84, Orsay (iR2;aR23=MS1164;R26,no393;R114,no371;R47,p67;R11,p211;R2,p161;M1) Expos: compare: 2IE-1876-57, Modiste; =Saint-Petersbourg-1912-176.
Edgar Degas: 1867-74ca, CR357, Melancholy, 19×25, Phillips Washington (iR10;iR6;iR8;aR23;R90II,p35+49;R90I,p86+290;R114,no357;M29) =? 2IE-1876-43, Portrait, le soir; Provenance: former Viau collection
Edgar Degas, 1869-70, CR271, Madame Camus with a Fan, 73×92, NGA Washington (iR2;iR59;R90II,p49+35;R2,p173;R47,p8+47;R26,no258;R27,p93;R114,no271;M21) =S1870-758, Portrait de Mme C… =?? 2IE-1876-43, Portrait, le soir
Edgar Degas, 2IE-1876-47, Coulisses = CR512, 1876-80ca, Yellow Dancers (in the Wings, preparing for the ballet), 73×60, AI Chicago (iR2;R26,no726;R114,no512;R2,p161+149;R90II,p35+49;R90I,p86+290+103;M20)
Edgar Degas: 1876-85ca, L617, Dancers in Pink, 59×74, HSM Farmington (iR53;iR10;iR114;iR2;aR23;R26,no790;R114,no617;R2,p161;M39) Provenance: 1876ca Faure; 1881 Durand-Ruel; 1881 Erwin Davies; 1892? Cottier; 1893-1946 Mr. Pope. Expos: compare: 2IE-1876-48, Coulisses; =NY-AAG+NAD-1886-?
Edgar Degas, 1875ca, CR362, La Répétition au foyer de la danse (Studies by ballerinas), 41×55, Phillips Washington (iR10;iR6;iR8;R90II,p49+35;R26,no486;R114,no362;M29) =? 2IE-1876-44, Salle de danse
Edgar Degas: 1873-74, CR340, Salle de danse (ballet rehearsal on stage), grisaille, 65×81, Orsay (iR2;iR59;iR23;R26,no470;R90II,p7+22;R90I,p37;M1) Compare: 1IE-1874-60, Répétition de ballet sur la scène, dessin; appartient à M. Mulbacher. Probably not: 2IE-1876-44, Salle de danse (R2,p174;R90II,p35)
Edgar Degas: 1873ca, CR324, (Trois) Danseuses dans une salle d’exercice, 28×23, A2019/02/27 (iR15;R26,no464;R2,p161;R45) Expos: =?? 2IE-1876-45, Salle de danse; Henri Rouart sale MJ1912-179.
Edgar Degas: 1875-76, CR375, Two Dancers in the foyer (Dance School), p+g, 29×20, private (iR53;R26,no491;R90I,p55;R2,p161;R90II,p35) Compare: 2IE-1876-45, Salle de danse
Edgar Degas: 2IE-1876-37, Examen de danse, Appartient à M. F… = 1876, CR397, the dance class, 84×77, Metropolitan (iR2;R2,p161;R90II,p48+34;R47,p64;R26,no488;M23).
Edgar Degas: 2IE-1876-51-1, Divers croquis de danseuses =!? 1875-80, CR388, Danseuse rajustant son chausson, thinned oil + sepia + pastel on pink paper, 40×32, private (iR10;iRx;iR64;iR42;iR138;aR23=MS1968;R90II,p50+35;R26,no495;R90I,p86+290)
Edgar Degas: 2IE-1876-51-2, Divers croquis de danseuses =!? 1874ca, Sbr, Danseuse, vue de dos, les mains sur les hanches, peinture à l’huile et à l’essence, blanc (rehaut), papier (rose), pinceau, 37×26, Louvre / Orsay (iR377;iR23;aR23;M5a;M1;R90II,p50+35;R90I,p86+290) Provenance 1894+ Guillaumin
Edgar Degas: 1884-86ca, CR785, Str, Les repasseuses (two women ironing), 76×82, Orsay (iR2;iR23;R26,no624;R114,no785;M1) Compare: 2IE-1876-41, Blanchisseuses. Provenance Durand-Ruel 1891
Edgar Degas: 1873-74, CR356, Woman Ironing (Silhouette), 54×39, Metropolitan (iR2;iR59;aR23;R90II,p50+35;R26,no368;R47,p61;R2,p161;M23) Provenance: Durand-Ruel since 1873/06; Expos: =? London-7SFA-1873-80, The Parisian Laundress; =? 2IE-1876-49, Blanchisseuse (silhouette).
Edgar Degas: 1874-78, CR361, La Repasseuse a contre jour, thinned oil, 45×54, MA Avignon (iR10;iR94;aR23;R26,no408;R90II,p7;R114,no361;M172?) Expos: compare: 2IE-1876-54, Blanchisseuse; =Saint-Peterbourg-1912-177.
Edgar Degas: 18??, Woman ironing (La repasseuse), dr, 53×40, private (iR10;aR23;R114,CR686+687cp) =?? 2IE-1876-59, Blanchisseuse (dessin)
Edgar Degas: 1873ca, Blanchisseuse à contre-jour, dr, 42×31, A2020/10/09 (iR86;iR10;aR23;R114,CR356cp) =? 2IE-1876-59, Blanchisseuse (dessin)
Edgar Degas: 1888-92, CR961, Blanchisseuse portant du linge, pastel, 66×92, private (iR6;iR377;iR10;aR23;R26,no682cp;R114,no961;R2,p161;R90II,p35). Compare: 2IE-1876-50, Blanchisseuse portant du linge (maybe not exhibited).
Edgar Degas, 2IE-1876-39, portrait de femme, ébauche =!? 1869, CR213, Mme Theodore Gobilllard, nee Yves Morisot, 55×65, Metropolitan (iR2;iR59;R90II,p48+34;R26,no249;M23)
Edgar Degas: 1869, CR214, Mme Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893), pastel, 48×30, Metropolitan (iR8;iR1;M23;R2,p161;R26,no250) =!? S1870-3320, Portrait de Mme G….; pastel; =? 2IE-1876-42, Ébauche de portrait, pastel
Edgar Degas: 1869, CR208, Mme Camus at the Piano, pastel, 43×32, A2017/03/23 (iR15;iR2;R2,p161;R26,no246) =?? 2IE-1876-42, Ébauche de portrait, pastel; =1st sale GP1912-182
Edgar Degas: 2IE-1876-38, portrait de Mr. E. M. = CR339, 1874, Eugène Manet, 65×81, A1981/05/19 (iR2;iR15;R90II,p48+34;R2,p172;R26,no371)
Edgar Degas, 1872, CR305, SDbl, Woman with a vase of flowers (Estelle Musson = Mme René de Gas), 75×54, Orsay (iR2;iR23;R26,no341;R2,p161;M1) =?? 2IE-1876-46, Portrait
Edgar Degas, 1869, CR198, SDbr, Emma Dobigny, 31×26, Kh Hamburg (iRx;iR2;R47,p44;R26,no254;R114,no198;R2,p161;M50) =?? 2IE-1876-58, Portrait
More uncertain variations: There are some variations of the above mentioned suggestions, namely for number 41 +49. These variations are more uncertain suggestions or just given to compare.
Edgar Degas: 1875-76 (1882-86), CR686, Stl, Les Blanchisseuses, 79×73, private (iR10;aR23;R26,no595;R114,no686) Provenance: Fauré; Durand-Ruel 1893/01/03. Expos: =London-GG-1905-63; compare: 2IE-1876-41, Blanchisseuses;
Edgar Degas: 1884ca, CR786, Stl, Les blanchisseuses (The laundresses), pastel, 59×74, private (aR23;iR383;iR10;R26,no625) Compare: 2IE-1876-41, Blanchisseuses.
Edgar Degas: 1882-1884ca, CR776, Reading a letter, pastel, 63×45, Glasgow AGM (iR53;iR10;aR23;R26,no618;R2,p161;R114,no776;M186) Compare: 2IE-1876-41, Blanchisseuses
Edgar Degas, 6IE-1881-19, Blanchisseuse =?? 1880-85ca (1892-95), CR846, Woman Ironing, 80×64, WAG Liverpool (iR2;iR8;iR10;R26,no638;R2,p354) Compare: 2IE-1876-49, Blanchisseuse (silhouette).
Edgar Degas: 1876ca (1887ca), CR685, Woman Ironing, thinned oil, 81×66, NGA Washington (M21;iR2;iR8;R26,no597;R2,p161;R90I,p58) =London-GG-1905-68. Compare: 2IE-1876-49, Blanchisseuse (silhouette). Assigned by Faure 1874 and owned 1887-93.
Compilations: Some works are not identified. Still, I render for no.50+53+55 compilations that give an accounted impression of the work Degas has exhibited. See also the account.
Edgar Degas: 2IE-1876-50, Blanchisseuse portant du linge. Compare painting and pastel.
Edgar Degas: 2IE-1876-53, Orchestre. Compare two paintings with other provenance.
Edgar Degas: 2IE-1876-55, Femme se lavant le soir. Compare two pastels over monotype.
Probably not exhibited:
No. 52 + 56 were probably not exhibited, they returned in 1877, so I assume they weren’t. Maybe an additional photograph was exibited outside the catalogue, but this is doubtfull. See also the account.
Edgar Degas: 1876, CR393, In a café (The Absinthe drinker), 92×68, Orsay (iR2;R26,no399;R90II,p35+74+92;R2,p147+161+204;R8,p22;M1) =3IE-1877-61+hc, L’Absinthe = 2IE-1876-52, Dans un café (probably not exhibited). Depicting Ellen André + Desboutin in Café Nouvelle Athènes.
Edgar Degas: 1875-76 (+1880s), CR377, Peasant Girls Bathing in the Sea at Dusk, 65×81, NG London (iR2;R26,no396;R114,no377;R90II,p36+50;73+91;R2,p204+161+176;M61) =2IE-1876-56, Petites paysannes se baignant à la mer vers le soir (probably not exhibited) = 3IE-1877-51, Petites filles du pays se baignant dans la mer à la nuit tombante (maybe not exhibited)
Edgar Degas, 1895-96, Dancer, arm stretched, gelatin dry-plate negative, 18×13, BNF Paris (aR17,plate37,cat42;R90I,p70;R90II,p36) Compare CR1274 and others. Compare: 2IE-1876-59+hc, Les Danseuses (photographie d’un tableau) (probably a mistaken suggestion and not exhibited)
Edgar Degas, 1895-96, Dancer, adjusting her shoulder strap, gelatin dry-plate negative, 18×13, BNF Paris (aR17,p44;plate38,fig.31;R90I,p70;R90II,p36) Compare CR1274 and others. Compare: 2IE-1876-59+hc, Les Danseuses (photographie d’un tableau) (probably a mistaken suggestion and not exhibited)
Clarification: Some suggestions are (quite) certain, but many suggestions are (very) uncertain. Sometimes to ‘compare’ another (extra) picture is given that is (probably) similar to the painting that was exhibited, see also identification of pictures. See link for an account. See also a thematical overview of his exhibited art-works. For explanation of the subscriptions, see. See for the used sources at the bottom of the main page about Edgar Degas.
Recommanded citation: “Impressionism: Edgar Degas at the 2nd ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1876; an impression of his exhibited art-works. Last modified 2026/03/30. https://www.impressionism.nl/degas-1876-expo/“
Note: when possible better suggestions will be rendered in the future.
