In the 1850s and ¡®60s Edgar Degas painted fifteen self-portraits, of which only two, this painting and another work, are half-length depictions of the artist. The other painting in this format was the first major work to be produced by the artist. Known as 'Degas au porte-fusain' (Museu d¡¯Orsay, Paris), it was painted in 1855 and was inspired by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres¡¯ 'Portrait of the Artist' (Mus¨¦e Cond¨¦, Chantilly, 1804). A photograph taken of Degas (Biblioth¨¨que National, Paris) in the first half of the 1860s confirms that the painting was produced around the same time, since he appears to be around thirty years oldin both works. Title Self-portrait or ¡®Degas Saluant' Creator Edgar Degas Date Created c. 1863 Location Created France Physical Dimensions 92.1 x 69 cm Medium Oil on canvas
