Victoria Dubourg

Victoria Dubourg by Edgar Degas: This drawing is one of several studies that Edgar Degas created for a painted portrait of the artist Victoria…

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In Victoria Dubourg by Edgar Degas, start with portrait, nature, complex. Then look closely at this museum-described detail: Here, Degas concentrated on the facial expression of Dubourg, known for her still-lifes of flowers.

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This drawing is one of several studies that Edgar Degas created for a painted portrait of the artist Victoria Dubourg, now in the collection of the Toledo Museum of Art. Here, Degas concentrated on the facial expression of Dubourg, known for her still-lifes of flowers. Attempting to precisely render Dubourg's direct gaze, Degas drew her eyes in greater detail, even adding an additional sketch along the sheet's upper margin.