Edgar Degas once said, No art was ever less spontaneous than mine. A picture is an artificial work, outside nature. It calls for as much cunning as the commission of a crime. Yet this painting almost seems spontaneous--Degas has captured young ballerinas of the Paris opera house at their most natural, when they are practicing unselfconsciously behind the scenes, not performing for the public. The Ballet Class is full of such paradoxes, or contradictions...https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/4183/thumbnail.jp
Edgar Degas; oil and pastel over brush and ink on cream-colored paper mounted on bristol boa
Edgar Degas; 1 ft. 9 3/8 in.x 2 ft. 4 47/64 in.; oil colors freely mixed with turpentine, with trace...
Transitional poses such as this one were constant themes of Edgar Degas’s numerous sculptural studie...
Edgar Degas once said, No art was ever less spontaneous than mine. A picture is an artificial work,...
Among the supreme masterpieces of the century are Degas\u27s pictures of the ballet and its dancers....
Among the supreme masterpieces of the century are Degas\u27s pictures of the ballet and its dancers....
In the late nineteenth century, a debate ensued related to the legitimacy of photography as an artis...
This dissertation proposes a significant reevaluation of Edgar Degas’s ballet classroom pictures, wi...
Among the supreme masterpieces of the century are Degas\u27s pictures of the ballet and its dancers....
The context in which any artist creates an artwork is integral to understanding its significance, an...
The article is dedicated to the interpretation of the dance theme in the work of famous French artis...
The splashes of green paint-strangely placed over the figures well after the artist had finished the...
The splashes of green paint-strangely placed over the figures well after the artist had finished the...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [66]-67)The art of Edgar Degas (1834-1917) has long been ...
<p>These 7 sculptures represent different body positions (ballet steps) and suggest movements of dis...
Edgar Degas; oil and pastel over brush and ink on cream-colored paper mounted on bristol boa
Edgar Degas; 1 ft. 9 3/8 in.x 2 ft. 4 47/64 in.; oil colors freely mixed with turpentine, with trace...
Transitional poses such as this one were constant themes of Edgar Degas’s numerous sculptural studie...
Edgar Degas once said, No art was ever less spontaneous than mine. A picture is an artificial work,...
Among the supreme masterpieces of the century are Degas\u27s pictures of the ballet and its dancers....
Among the supreme masterpieces of the century are Degas\u27s pictures of the ballet and its dancers....
In the late nineteenth century, a debate ensued related to the legitimacy of photography as an artis...
This dissertation proposes a significant reevaluation of Edgar Degas’s ballet classroom pictures, wi...
Among the supreme masterpieces of the century are Degas\u27s pictures of the ballet and its dancers....
The context in which any artist creates an artwork is integral to understanding its significance, an...
The article is dedicated to the interpretation of the dance theme in the work of famous French artis...
The splashes of green paint-strangely placed over the figures well after the artist had finished the...
The splashes of green paint-strangely placed over the figures well after the artist had finished the...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [66]-67)The art of Edgar Degas (1834-1917) has long been ...
<p>These 7 sculptures represent different body positions (ballet steps) and suggest movements of dis...
Edgar Degas; oil and pastel over brush and ink on cream-colored paper mounted on bristol boa
Edgar Degas; 1 ft. 9 3/8 in.x 2 ft. 4 47/64 in.; oil colors freely mixed with turpentine, with trace...
Transitional poses such as this one were constant themes of Edgar Degas’s numerous sculptural studie...