Madame René de Gas  1873

Oil on canvas, 72.9 x 92 cm (28 11/16 x 36 1/4 in.) [br] National Gallery of Art, Washington Chester Dale Collection Description: The impressionist style was incompatible with Degas' meticulous paint handling and premeditated method of composing, and he preferred "independent" or "realist" to "impressionist" as the name of the movement. Degas did help establish and d...