Le Café-concert aux ambassadeurs
Edgar Degas · 1876
Why it's great
A singer in a bright dress performs on stage in an outdoor concert garden at night, lit by gas lamps. Degas used the strong colors and shadows of stage lights. The painting was inspired by the Paris nightlife. It's a lively picture of entertainment.
Where to see it
📍 Museum of Fine Arts of LyonLyon, France
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Edgar Degas was born in Paris to a well-to-do family and lived there almost all his life. He's linked to the Impressionists, but preferred to work indoors, painting ballet dancers, racehorses, and women at their daily routines. He loved to catch unusual angles, as if a camera had snapped the scene. In old age his eyesight failed and he turned to sculpture.
