Why it matters
Degas's uncle Michel Musson, his brothers René and Achille and associates are at work and leisure in Musson's cotton firm, with raw cotton on the table.
Did you know?
- It was painted in early 1873.
- Degas was visiting family in New Orleans.
- He showed it at the 1876 Impressionist Exhibition.
Based on the Wikipedia article A Cotton Office in New Orleans (CC BY-SA 4.0).
