Edgar Degas,
L'Absinthe 1875-6, Oil on canvas
Degas, Sickert and Toulouse-Lautrec: London and Paris 1870–1910

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Room 2

Degas, Sickert and Modern Subjects

The 1880s

This room shows the deepening influence of Degas on British artists during the 1880s.

Edgar Degas 1834-1917
Ballet Scene from 'Robert le Diable' 1876
Oil on canvas
Edgar Degas 1834-1917
Ballet Scene from 'Robert le Diable' 1876
Oil on canvas
V&A Images/ Victoria and Albert Museum

Edgar Degas 1834-1917
Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando 1879
Oil on canvas
Edgar Degas 1834-1917
Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando 1879
Oil on canvas
© The National Gallery, London

William Stott of Oldham 1857-1900
CMS Reading by Gaslight 1884
Pastel on paper
William Stott of Oldham 1857-1900
CMS Reading by Gaslight 1884
Pastel on paper
Lent from a private collection

Philip Wilson Steer 1860-1942
The Sprigged Frock 1890
Pastel on paper laid down on canvas
Philip Wilson Steer 1860-1942
The Sprigged Frock 1890
Pastel on paper laid down on canvas
Lent by the William Morris Gallery, London
Image courtesy of Tate Photography/Andrew Dunkley & Marcus Leith

Philip Wilson Steer 1860-1942
A Girl at her Toilet about 1892-3
Oil on canvas
Philip Wilson Steer 1860-1942
A Girl at her Toilet about 1892-3
Oil on canvas
Lent by the Williamson Museum and Art Gallery, Birkenhead. Wirral Museums Service

Edgar Degas 1834-1917
Unhappy Nelly 
Pastel on paper
Edgar Degas 1834-1917
Unhappy Nelly
Pastel on paper
Museu de Montserrat
Edgar Degas 1834-1917
Jockeys Before the Start about 1878-9 
Oil and essence on paper
Edgar Degas 1834-1917
Jockeys Before the Start about 1878-9
Oil and essence on paper
Image courtesy of the Trustees of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, The University of Birmingham

Philip Wilson Steer 1860-1942
Mrs Cyprian Williams and her Two Little Girls 1891
Oil on canvas
Philip Wilson Steer 1860-1942
Mrs Cyprian Williams and her Two Little Girls 1891
Oil on canvas
Tate, London 2005

James Guthrie 1859-1930
Fire Light Reflections 1890
Pastel on board
James Guthrie 1859-1930
Fire Light Reflections 1890
Pastel on board
Paisley Museum and Art Galleries
Edgar Degas 1834-1917
Fan: Dancers and Stage Scenery about 1878-80
Gouache with gold highlights on silk, mounted on card
Edgar Degas 1834-1917
Fan: Dancers and Stage Scenery about 1878-80
Gouache with gold highlights on silk, mounted on card
Galerie Kornfeld, Bern
Edgar Degas 1834-1917
Fan: Dancers 1879
Gouache, oil pastel and oil paint on silk
Edgar Degas 1834-1917
Fan: Dancers 1879
Gouache, oil pastel and oil paint on silk
Photo: Richard Nicol
Lent by the Tacoma Art Museum. Gift of Mr and Mrs W Hilding Lindberg

Charles Conder 1868-1909
The Old Faun 
Pen and ink, gouache and silver paint
Private collection
Charles Conder 1868-1909
The Old Faun
Pen and ink, gouache and silver paint
Private collection
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