Artwork
Sur la Scène
Sur la Scène is a print by the Impressionist artist Hilaire-Germain Edgar Degas. It dates from 1876 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Sur la Scène is a print by Edgar Degas, created from plates originally intended for a publication by Ambroise Vollard.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a woman holding a small dog, with a man watching her from a bed in a plain, dimly lit room. The scene conveys a sense of intimacy and quiet tension.
Technique & Style
Degas employed rough, sketchy lines to capture the mood and movement of the scene, prioritizing expressive immediacy over precise detail, in line with Impressionist principles.
History & Provenance
The print was produced in 1920 from cancelled plates, as part of an edition of 150.
Artist & collection
Artist
Edgar Degas painted dancers, theaters, and backstage life in 19th-century Paris. He made prints like *Sur la Scène* and oil paintings such as *The Ballet Scene from Meyerbeer's Opera Robert Le Diable*. These works show…
On Stage I
A Bather
Philosopher on the Rock
The Flight of the Good Samaritan
La Cimetière de Busk
Singer at the Café-Concert and The Harvesters (Les Moissonneurs)
Dancers in the Wings
Thunder (Un coup de foudre)
Tiger Sleeping at the Entrance to its Lair (Tigre couché à l'entrée de son antre)
Trees at Night
Hungry Dogs, second stone
Untitled