Drawing a Crowd

The Art Institute's astounding collection of prints and drawings deserves a closer look.

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6. EDGAR DEGAS
Café Concert (The Spectators) (1876-77)
Degas depicts the scene of a crowded concert in brightly colored pastels. The complicated tableau includes details like the man in the center about to spill his beer and a singer visibly warm from the stage lighting.

McCULLAGH SAYS: "This piece just came in this summer and it's a really fine example of Degas's use of color."

This article appears in the November 2007 issue of Chicago Magazine.

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