Degas Destroyed Impressionism With This Painting

At the heart of this picture lies a sickening betrayal… Edgar Degas’s pastel artwork “Six Friends at Dieppe” created in 1885 is a snapshot of life on one of those endless summers, capturing the deep lasting male friendships that were so important for the artist, and the ambience of bohemian leisure of the impressionist group and their circles of friends… but this is a group of friends that is about to be torn apart by a monumental event. The Dreyfus Affair split families, friends, the impressionist group, and the fallout continued well into the early 20th century with the rise of political extremists that led to war, invasion and bloodshed… Learn to draw figures like Degas: https://domestika.sjv.io/OYOr4Q Support me / follow me! https://www.x.com/jmaxstraussler   / basedarthistory     / basedarthistory   Timestamp 0:00 - 1:03 - Intro, the betrayal 1:04 - 4:02 - Six Friends at Dieppe 4:03 - 5:57 - Degas’ background, his style, his controlling personality 5:58 - 8:36 -The Dreyfus Affair, the end of the friendship 8:37 - 11:27 - Daniel and the betrayal of the Dreyfusards 11:28 - 11:56 - Outro, J. Max Degas’ portraits of his friends, especially this group portrait, tells the story about how he perceived them - especially Ludovic Halévy and his son Daniel Halévy. Daniel, the strange looking boy in the picture, his story, and his reaction to the Dreyfus Affair, and his future after almost all the men in the picture had died is the most disturbing of all. This video is about the story of these men and how a monumental event in public life can destroy personal friendships forever. All images, footage, music are licensed and in the public domain and/or qualify for fair use. A note: this is me scripting, doing the voice over, editing etc - no terminators were used. #degas #impressionism #dreyfusaffair #19thcenturyfrance #frenchart #arthistory #artessay #frenchhistory #monet