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Learn about the exhibition Edgar Degas, The Private Impressionist from its co-curator Robert Flynn Johnson, who also co-authored its accompanying catalogue. Mr. Johnson has over 50 years’ experience working as a curator in Baltimore and San Francisco and is an avid collector known for his eye for the unusual and his love of the intimate side of the artists he admires. All the works featured in The Private Impressionist are from his private collection, and Edgar Degas is at the heart of the collection. In this talk, Mr. Johnson will share his professional experiences as well as his collecting philosophy, both of which have shaped his collection of drawings, prints, and photographs by the French Impressionist and his circle, and which provide an exceptional understanding of the artist and his world.
Edgar Degas (1834–1917) is one of the most revered artists of all time. The French Impressionist is renowned for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings that capture the world of late 19th-century Paris, especially the everyday lives and psychology of his subjects. The Private Impressionist sheds light on the personality of the complex man and the artists he called friends, and reveals his eclecticism, both in diversity of subject matter and in his experimentation with techniques.