Portraits, At the Stock Exchange
- Portraits, At the Stock Exchange
Infobox Painting
title = At the Stock Exchange
artist = Edgar Degas
type = oil on canvas
year = c. 1879
height = 100
width = 82
city= Paris
museum = Musée d'Orsay
"Portraits, At the Stock Exchange" (also known as "At the Bourse") is a painting by French artist Edgar Degas. Completed circa 1879, this painting is interpreted as an anti-Semitic depiction of Jews in Paris, due especially to the exaggerated features and postures of the subjects. [Nochlin, Linda: "The Politics of Vision", pages 146-148. HarperCollins, 1991.] In Europe during the late 19th century there were fears of a financial conspiracy, in which Jewish financiers were thought to manipulate business for their gain. In fact, Degas's anti-Semitism may have been fueled by the bankruptcy of his own family's banking business, leaving Degas with some degree of resentment toward banking and those who symbolized it.
"Portraits, At the Stock Exchange" also falls under the Impressionism movement of painting. Evidence for this can be seen in the painting's quick, somewhat abstract brushstrokes. The psychological perspective of the painting is one of detachment, a common viewpoint in Impressionist paintings. This painting currently resides in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France.
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