In the early 1890s, Edgar Degas experimented briefly with monotype landscapes, working from memory rather than on-the-spot observation to produce moody, atmospheric scenes quite different from his usual urban and theatrical subjects. "Landscape with Smokestacks" reflects this short but intense period of experimentation, in which industrial forms emerge from smudged, painterly fields of color applied directly to a printing plate. These landscape monotypes are now recognized as an important, if lesser-known, chapter in Degas's restless technical innovation.
Printed edge to edge on a soft, durable woven area rug with a comfortable, non-slip feel.
