Manet / Degas.

In Manet and Degas, key figures of modernity from the 1860s to the 1880s, there is no shortage of similarities, whether in the subjects they imposed, the genres they reinvented, or the circles in which they crossed paths. What differentiates them, even sets them apart, is just as striking. Manet's open sociability is matched by Degas's restricted circle. Their political convictions are not expressed in the same way, and their choices in terms of exhibitions and careers are a source of dissension, despite the friendship that binds them.
This work, which confronts the masterpieces of Manet and Degas in a unique dialogue, invites us to renew our perspective on the ephemeral complicity and the lasting rivalry of these two giants.