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Source Description
Edgar Degas's series of monotypes depicting brothels depicted a hidden aspect of Parisian life. Degas's interest in the subject paralleled the theme of the prostitute in naturalist novels of the era by Emile Zola and Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, and echoed the then-contemporary debate about the regulation—or abolition—of prostitution in Paris. In this print, three women await their clients under a luminous globed chandelier. A standing figure reaches out her left arm as if to beckon an unseen visitor.
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149113
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In the Salon
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print
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149113
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print
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In the Salon
description
Edgar Degas's series of monotypes depicting brothels depicted a hidden aspect of Parisian life. Degas's interest in the subject paralleled the theme of the prostitute in naturalist novels of the era by Emile Zola and Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, and echoed the then-contemporary debate about the regulation—or abolition—of prostitution in Paris. In this print, three women await their clients under a luminous globed chandelier. A standing figure reaches out her left arm as if to beckon an unseen visitor.
date
c. 1880s
citation
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60758239
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1759
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Print
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1
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import
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Sheet: 24.5 x 18.8 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.); Image: 11.9 x 16 cm (4 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
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France, 19th century
accession
1977.44
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monotype
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In the Salon, c. 1880s. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Monotype; sheet: 24.5 x 18.8 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.); image: 11.9 x 16 cm (4 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1977.44
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cream(3) laid paper
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PR - Monotype
inscriptions
inscription
Watermark: HALLINES [with fragment of shield]
didYouKnow
Edgar Degas's series of brothel monotypes was never exhibited during his lifetime and remained in the privacy of the artist's studio until his death.
citations
citation
Lockhart, Anne I. “Three Monotypes by Edgar Degas.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 64, no. 9 (November 1977): 299–306.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 300-301, fig. 2
citation
Pickvance, Ronald. <em>Degas 1879</em>. Exh. Cat. Edinburgh: National Gallery of Scotland, 1979.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 75, no. 96
citation
Glaubinger, Jane. “Unique Prints. The museum collection contains a wealth of monotypes, one-off prints that embody creative exploration.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 55, no. 3 (May/June 2015): 6-8.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 6; Mentioned: p. 7
citation
Lees, Sarah, and Richard R. Brettell. <em>Innovative Impressions: Prints by Cassatt, Degas, and Pissarro</em>. Tulsa, Oklahoma : Philbrook Museum of Art, 2018
page_number
Mentioned: p. 68; reproduced: p. 69, fig. 75
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not in Janis nor Cachin
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Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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2026-05-29 07:40:03.069000
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149113
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