Ronnie Elliott "Degas in New Orleans"

In 1872-73 French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas vistited New Orleans, his mother's hometown. Seven years earlier he had fallen in love with beautiful young widow Estelle Musson who ended up marrying Degas' brother René. During his 1872 visit Degas witnessed the tragic decay of once-buoyant Estelle who was nearly blind, pregnant with her fourth child and abandoned by her husband.

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