Edgar Degas
Are visitors finally returning to museums? We dive into our latest visitor figures survey
Plus, the Manet/Degas rivalry in Paris and one of the most significant female Impressionists
Degas and Manet’s ‘mix of friendship and rivalry’ chronicled in major new show
Despite disagreements and a spot of canvas slashing, it was one of the most significant relationships in art history—as a new exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris demonstrates
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston selling NFTs of rarely-exhibited French Impressionist pastels to raise funds for conservation
The museum, which holds the largest French Impressionist collection outside of France, will use proceeds from sales of around 2,000 NFTs to conserve two Degas paintings
Sargent, Goya, Degas: Frick Collection welcomes its most significant gift to date of works on paper
The 26 works, promised by a New York collecting couple, enhance the museum’s current holdings and add new artists to its collection
June auction highlights: from a delicate Degas pastel to a Kandinsky painting once owned by the Guggenheim museum
Our pick of the best objects up for sale in London and New York
Van Gogh’s theory on Degas’s success with female nudes
A three-volume set of The Letters of Edgar Degas—including ten with references to the Van Gogh brothers—is due to be published in April
Dubious Degas bronzes continue to cause friction as New York dealer sues businessman Yank Barry for contract breaches and missed payments
Walter Maibaum claims to have not seen proper payment for the sculptures, accusing Barry of neglecting various agreements
Scholars absent from State Hermitage Museum conference with controversial Degas bronzes on the agenda
Experts have been silenced by fears of legal action if doubts regarding the sculptures' legitimacy are voiced
Disputed bronzes cast from plasters attributed to Degas on show in Tel Aviv
Although the plaster's provenance and the project's credibility are under scrutiny, a New York dealer has initiated an exhibition at the Museum of Art
Most expensive works of art at auction, January to December 1999
The top twenty has Cézanne at the top with a new record from Sotheby's
What's on in New York: Degas, Dow and Diego
Also on show are pastel landscapes at Artemis and high-tech furniture at Barry Friedman
What's On in London: July '99 to see major Degas show and resurgence of Philpot
Carolyn Sergeant's energised flower studies and Peter Coke's seashell constructions will also receive exposure this month
Tutu wars: Wardrobe malfunctions for Degas' "Little Dancer" as institutions search for the real deal
Research reassess the dingy mini-skirt usually seen on editions of the work. Does the answer lie in Nebraska?