Where to See Mademoiselle Marie Dihau in St. Petersburg

Edgar Degas completed this intimate portrait of Marie Dihau, a talented pianist and sister of the bassoonist Désiré Dihau, who was Degas' friend. She sits at the piano in a domestic interior, captured with the artist's characteristic naturalism and unconventional composition.

Degas knew the Dihau family through the Paris Opera orchestra and painted several family members. His portraits often show subjects absorbed in everyday activities rather than formally posed. This work is held at the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.

This painting is displayed at the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The Hermitage houses a strong collection of French Impressionist works.

Marie Dihau was a French pianist and the sister of Désiré Dihau, a bassoonist in the Paris Opera orchestra. Degas was friends with the family and painted several portraits of them.

Degas painted in an Impressionist style but focused more on figure subjects than landscapes. His portraits capture people in natural poses within everyday settings, often with cropped, photographic compositions.

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