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At the Cafe des Ambassadeurs
by Edgar Degas, 1885
MediumPastel
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- 1885
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- pastel
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French painter Edgar Degas created this pastel scene in 1885, capturing the lively atmosphere of the Café des Ambassadeurs, a popular Parisian entertainment venue. The composition shows performers and audience bathed in artificial light, with Degas's signature cropped framing.
Degas frequently depicted café concerts and nightlife, fascinated by the interplay of performers and spectators under gaslight. This work is held at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About At the Cafe des Ambassadeurs
Visit the Art Institute of Chicago, which has an excellent collection of Degas works in pastel and oil.
Degas used pastel for this work, a medium he mastered for capturing fleeting light effects and movement in Parisian nightlife.
The Café des Ambassadeurs was a popular Parisian café-concert on the Champs-Élysées. Degas captured the gaslit atmosphere of performers and audiences in several works set in Parisian entertainment venues.
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