Copy painting on canvas of the artwork
Interior at Ménil-Hubert (Degas)

This work is an intimate study of the interior of the home of Degas’s friend, Paul Valpinçon, at Ménil-Hubert. The scene, likely a bedroom, is depicted with a particular sensitivity to light and atmosphere. The daylight, coming from a door or window, casts a bold shadow on the parquet floor, becoming a subject in its own right. The floral patterned wallpaper and the furniture suggest a lived-in, personal space. Degas, as a master of intimacy, here paints the silence and poetry of an empty room.