Edgar Degas, 1868 - Joseph-Henri Altès (1826-1895) - fine art print

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This profile view of the first flutist and concertmaster of the Paris Opéra, Joseph-Henri Altès, is one of Degas's many portraits of musicians. As a "little joke," Lousine Havemeyer, who originally owned the painting, hung it between two Renaissance portraits and was quite pleased to find that "the modern master held his own."

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This modern art masterpiece Joseph-Henri Altès (1826-1895) was made by Edgar Degas in 1868. The original was painted with the size: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in (25,1 x 20 cm); with added strips 10 5/8 x 8 1/2 in (27 x 21,6 cm) and was made with the techinque of oil on canvas. Moveover, this artwork forms part of the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is one of the world's largest and finest art museums, which includes more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe.. The modern art work of art, which is in the public domain is included with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929. Creditline of the artwork: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929. Besides, the alignment is in portrait format with a ratio of 1 : 1.2, meaning that the length is 20% shorter than the width. The photographer, poet, engraver, painter, sculptor Edgar Degas was an artist from France, whose artistic style can be attributed primarily to Impressionism. The French artist lived for a total of 83 years and was born in the year 1834 and passed away in the year 1917.

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