Edgar Degas, “The Interior”
May 4, 2009
Painting by Edgar Degas
The bedroom scene of my new painting has left me thinking about one of my favorite Degas paintings, “The Interior.” This has also been unfortunately referred to as “The Rape” even though Degas himself never apparantly gave it any title.
His compositions and settings have always been very influential to me, and this is a fine example of him at his best. The tension between the characters is emphasized by their poses, both figures cloaked in shadow, and the claustrophobic space, It’s perfect.
