LA LECTURE SOUS LA LAMPE 1880 - 1883

"La Lecture sous la Lampe" (Reading under the Lamp) is a monotype by Edgar Degas, created between 1880 and 1883. The work depicts a scene of two figures, a woman in the foreground, who is partially obscured and seen from the back, and a man reading, who is also partially obscured and seen from the back. The composition is dominated by a dark, almost black background, illuminated only by the glow of a lamp in the center. The work captures the intimate and private moment of reading, in a style reminiscent of Degas's later work, which often featured unconventional compositions and a focus on the fleeting moments of everyday life.