Degas’ Combing the Hair (Le Coiffure): a glimpse behind the curtain

Degas takes his viewers into the 19th century’s hidden worlds and private passions, as the intimate eroticism of this painting showsEdgar Degas was a chronicler of the metropolis, from its public hurly burly to what went on behind closed doors. Ballet dancers, racehorses and prostitutes rank among his subjects. This painting represents one of his later passions: human hair. Continue reading...