Edgar degas

Degas was nicknamed the “painter of dancers”. From 1860 onwards, he developed a fascination with dance, which was originally discovered at the Paris Opera, where he spent much time backstage. As a result of his interest, his paintings portrayed the dancers in private behind-the-scenes moments, as well as during their performances on stage. Take a look back over the love story between the artist and his tutu-clad muses.

1876-1876. Oil on canvas. 92 x 68 cms | 36 x 26 ¾ ins. Private collection,

Edgar Degas was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. He is …

'A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy.' Edgar Degas Let's take a closer look at Edgar Degas' ballet dancers. It's a large body of work, containing around 1,500 paintings, sketches, pastels, and sculptures. Degas sums them up nicely in the above quote. I cover: Edgar Degas, Ballet at the Paris Opera,

Around 1880 Degas's grays gave way to brilliant colors, ranging from red to russet, and muted tones were replaced by warm ones. This came with a change in style and technique, in which pastels became his dominant medium. Degas produced a series of colored pastel drawings of dancers including “The Blue Dance - The Blue Dancers, Degas Art

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Ballet Edgar Degas ballerina blank card Beautiful depiction of ballet by famous artist.Lovely quality pink card measures 10 x 15 cm with pearlised pink envelope Edgar Degas renowned for his studies of Ballerinas on stage and off,Degas excelled at fleeting,transitory gestures

EDGAR DEGAS, ‘The Dance Class’, 1874. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. @metmuseum

A short biography on the life of the French artist, Edgar Degas, who lived in the 19th to 20th century. Though