Interior
Edgar Degas, 1868–1869 · Impressionism
Image 1 of 3: Stretched canvas
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Original is 45" × 32" — our 12" × 8" is about 27% of actual size.
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About this work
It has been described as "the most puzzling of Degas's major works". It shows a tense confrontation by lamplight between a man and a partly undressed woman, and even the title is uncertain: acquaintances of the artist called it Le Viol (The Rape) or Intérieur. Degas himself called it "my genre painting".
The Philadelphia Museum of Art points to the details that resist explanation: a discarded corset, an open sewing box, a map on the wall, and the man's top hat on a dresser. Notice the light as well. In a notebook of the period Degas told himself that "the fascinating thing is not always to show the source of light but rather its effect."
The stage-like arrangement sent historians looking for a novel behind it. Theodore Reff proposed Zola's Thérèse Raquin in 1976, an idea widely but not universally accepted. Felix Krämer argued instead for a lithograph by Gavarni, whose prints Degas collected in large numbers.
Degas showed it publicly for the first time in 1905, at Galerie Durand-Ruel in Paris. Its influence has been noted in the Camden Town Murder series by Degas's protégé Walter Sickert.
The canvas is 81.3 by 114.3 cm, wider than it is tall.
Edgar Degas
Interior, 1868–1869
Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 114.3 × 81.3cm
- 45" × 32"
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Every piece is made to order and printed within 3 business days. Printed in the USA, with free shipping and our 90-day happiness guarantee.
Stretched canvas
Archival canvas stretched over 1.5″ solid wood stretcher bars. At gallery depth the canvas stands off the wall on its own, so it looks finished with no frame at all.
The image wraps around the edges, so the painting carries on around the sides, and it arrives with hanging wire installed, ready to go straight on the wall.
- Canvas
- Archival canvas
- Depth
- 1.5″ solid wood stretcher bars
- Inks
- Archival inks, rated to resist fading for over 100 years
- Edges
- Image wrapped around the sides
- Arrives
- Boxed, with hanging wire installed
Framed canvas
The same archival canvas, set in a floating frame. The frame sits around the canvas edge with a small gap, so the canvas appears to float inside it.
Choose black, white, gold or silver. There’s no glass, so there’s nothing to catch reflections or crack in transit.
- Frame
- Solid wood floating frame in black, white, gold or silver, 0.55″ face, 1.88″ deep
- Canvas
- Archival canvas on 1.5″ solid wood stretcher bars
- Glazing
- None, so there’s no glass to catch reflections
- Arrives
- Boxed, with hanging wire installed
Fine art print
Printed on 340gsm cold press fine art paper made from 100% cotton rag. Cold press paper is pressed between cold rollers, which leaves a subtle natural texture, like watercolour paper, so the painting reads as paint rather than a glossy photo.
Cotton rag is the traditional base for archival fine art paper. It’s acid-free, so it won’t yellow or turn brittle, and the matte surface means no glare under lamps or daylight.
- Paper
- 340gsm, 100% cotton rag, acid-free
- Surface
- Cold press texture, matte finish
- Printing
- Giclée, with archival pigment inks
- Inks
- Archival inks, rated to resist fading for over 100 years
- Arrives
- Flat in a card mailer when small, rolled in a tube when larger, ready for your own frame
How big is the original Interior?
The original is 114.3 cm wide and 81.3 cm high (45" × 32"). That is about the size of a large window, a statement piece in any room. Our 48"×32" print is close to actual size. Below, it is shown at true scale over an 84" sofa.
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