Tuesday, March 15, 2011

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Theo wrote to Gauguin with good news: not only had a number of his paintings been sold, but Edgar Degas "is so enthusiastic about your works that he is speaking about them to a lot of people." 

One of the paintings that was sold by Theo was Ring of Breton Girls.


It was high praise, considering Degas was Gauguin's favorite living artist. Here are a few of Degas' more famous works...