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Edgar Degas - Ballet Dancer
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Edgar Degas, born Hilaire Germain Edgar de Gas (July 19, 1834, Paris – September 27, 1917, Paris), was a French painter who was considered an Impressionist, though he never considered himself one, even though he was one of the main initiators of the Impressionist exhibitions. He stood apart from the Impressionist movement and was reluctant to accept the term “Impressionism” at all. He was fascinated by figures in motion. That is why, in addition to ballerinas, he also depicted horse races. In order to better render figures with their shadows and lines, Degas did not use Impressionist techniques. More than half of his pastels and oil paintings depict ballerinas who performed between acts at the Paris Opera. From the 1870s onward, he drew and painted ballerinas on stage, during rehearsals, in dressing rooms, and during moments of rest. He painted far more works with behind-the-scenes and intimate themes than those depicting ballerinas during performances.
Original colored chalk on paper, Stretching Exercises, attributed to Edgar Degas (1834–1917), a French artist. This piece measures 28 x 21.5 cm and is signed in the lower right corner. Provenance: Private collection, Germany
Edgar Degas, born Hilaire Germain Edgar de Gas (July 19, 1834, Paris – September 27, 1917, Paris), was a French painter who was considered an Impressionist, though he never considered himself one, even though he was one of the main initiators of the Impressionist exhibitions. He stood apart from the Impressionist movement and was reluctant to accept the term “Impressionism” at all. He was fascinated by figures in motion. That is why, in addition to ballerinas, he also depicted horse races. In order to better render figures with their shadows and lines, Degas did not use Impressionist techniques. More than half of his pastels and oil paintings depict ballerinas who performed between acts at the Paris Opera. From the 1870s onward, he drew and painted ballerinas on stage, during rehearsals, in dressing rooms, and during moments of rest. He painted far more works with behind-the-scenes and intimate themes than those depicting ballerinas during performances.
Original colored chalk on paper, Stretching Exercises, attributed to Edgar Degas (1834–1917), a French artist. This piece measures 28 x 21.5 cm and is signed in the lower right corner. Provenance: Private collection, Germany
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