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| Olive Trees Against a Mountainous Background, c. 1890-1892 Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917 Pastel over monotype on paper comp: 10 x 13-5/8 in. (25.4 x 34.6 cm); sheet: 10-5/8 x 14-1/8 in. (27.0 x 35.9 cm) The Norton Simon Foundation F.1983.02.1.P © 2012 The Norton Simon Foundation Not on view Edgar Degas was above all else dedicated to presenting the reality of late 19th-century Parisian life. When it came to landscapes, however, the artist’s agenda admittedly shifted. He never recorded vistas directly but instead recreated the trees, hills, and undulations of earth from memory, a process that, in his own words, “freed [him] from the tyranny of nature.” View Provenance |
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