Portraits at the Stock Exchange 1878 - 1879

Edgar Degas’s “Portraits at the Stock Exchange” (1878-79) is a pastel on paper depicting three men in top hats. The three men are seemingly engaged in conversation, as they are crowded together in a narrow space. Degas’s signature loose and gestural style is evident in the depiction of these men. The artist's use of pastel creates a sense of movement and immediacy, capturing the bustle and energy of the stock exchange. The work can be viewed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.