Which pictures did Degas submit to the Salon? On this page you will find an accounted impression of the pictures that were submitted by Edgar Degas to the Paris Salon between 1865 and 1870. Most were accepted, just a single one was rejected. Mostly he depicted portraits / figure paintings. Some themes were more classical. Mostly he exhibited under the name Edgar de Gas (iR1). In 1872 and 1873 he didn’t submit. I render the pictures in chronology of submission. Note: If you double click on the first picture of a group of pictures and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. Enjoy!
Accepted:
Most pictures of Edgar Degas were accepted at the Salon.
Ed. de gas, S1865-2406, Scène de guerre au moyen âge; pastel =!? Edgar Degas, 1865, CR124, War Scene from the Middle Ages (The Suffering City of Orléans), 81×147, Orsay (iR2;iR1;R26,no107;R47,p35;R114,no124;M1). Note1: the Salon database depicts this work was a pastel; Wikipedia depicts it was made of thinned oil on paper laid on canvas (iR4). Note2: the emphasize on gestures.
De Gas, Edgar: S1866-520, Scène de steeple-chase = Edgar Degas, 1866, CR140, Scene from the Steeplechase (The Fallen Jockey), 180×152, NGA Washington (iR35;iR1;R47,p34;R26,no167;R114,no140;M21)
De Gas, Edgar: S1867-445, Portrait de famille =?? Edgar Degas, 1866-72, CR265, Portrait of Mme Lisle and Mme Loubens, 85×97, AI Chicago (iR10;iR1;iR2;R26,no265;R47,p7;M20)
De Gas, Edgar: S1867-445, portrait de famille, Uncertain option: Edgar Degas, 1865-66, CR126, Two sisters, Giovanna and Giulia Bellelli, 92×73, CMA Los Angeles (iR2;iR1;R47,p37,7;R26,no215;R114,no126;M49)
De Gas, Edgard, S1867-444, portrait de famille = Edgar Degas, 1858-67, CR79, Family portrait (the Bellelli family), 200×253, Orsay (iR6;iR1;R47,p20,7;R26,no136;M1). Note the lack of communication.
De Gas, Edgar: S1868-686, Portrait de Mlle E.F…; à propos du ballet de la Source, Now: Edgar Degas
1866-68, CR146, Eugénie Fiocre à propos du ballet ‘La Source’, 130×145, Brooklyn M, New York (iR2;iR1;R47,p8;R26,no282;R114,no146;M161)
Edgar Degas: 1867, CR165, Josephine Gaujean, 59×44, ISGM Boston (iR2;iR10;iR8;iR1;R26,no224;R47,p8+34;R27,p93;R90II,p73/74+91;R90I,p167+181) =S1869-661, Portrait de Mme G… =? 3IE-1877-53, Portrait
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: 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
Rejected:
As far as I know just 1 picture of Edgar Degas was rejected for the Salon. It is possible that in years when 1 picture was accepted another was rejected.
Edgar Degas, S1869-R, Now: 1869, CR207, Madame Camus at the Piano, 139×64, Bührle Zurich (iR2;iR1;R47,p7,34;R26,no245;R114,no207;M85)
Explication:
Most suggestions are (quite) certain, some are (very) uncertain, see identification of paintings. See link for an account. See link for the explanation of the subscriptions. For info on the sources see at the bottom of the main page about Edgar Degas.
Recommanded citation: “Impressionism: Edgar Degas, an impression of his paintings at the Salon. Last modified 2024/01/27. https://www.impressionism.nl/degas-salon/.”
