''The Millinery Shop'' (1879/86) is a painting by French artist
Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas (, ; born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, ; 19 July 183427 September 1917) was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings.
Degas also produced bronze sculptures, prints and drawings. Degas is es ...
. It depicts a woman sitting at a display table in a
millinery
Hat-making or millinery is the design, manufacture and sale of hats and other headwear. A person engaged in this trade is called a milliner or hatter.
Historically, milliners, typically women shopkeepers, produced or imported an inventory of g ...
shop, appearing to closely examine or work on a lady's hat, which she holds in her hands. The view of the scene is at an angle from above. Although Degas created several paintings concerning milliners, this painting is his "largest and only 'museum scale work' on this subject".
In the 1940s, the
Art Institute of Chicago
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created
Postcard
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s depicting famous artists. The postcard ''The Millinery Shop,'' is just one example. Other Art Institute of Chicago postcards can be found in the
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French paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago by artist. or
Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago by artist.
References
Further reading
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''Life Magazine''''The Private Collection of Edgar Degas'', Volume 1''Modern Art, 1851-1929: Capitalism and Representation''
External links
, Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago's Grant Park, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the world. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors, the museum hosts approximately 1.5 mill ...
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Paintings by Edgar Degas
Paintings in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago
1880s paintings
Paintings of women