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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.

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Exhibition dates: 24th June – 18th September 2016 Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917) Finishing the arabesque 1877 Oil and essence, pastel on canvas 67.4 x 38cm Musée d’Orsay,…

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Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris). Date: 1877. Medium: Mixed media on canvas. Dimensions: 29 3/4 x 32 in. (75.6 x 81.3 cm). Classificati...

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As a medium pastel painting has been somewhat overlooked in the history books. Without doubt oil paints have dominated for hundreds of years with watercolor and acrylics firmly behind it. Yet pastel whether it is oil pastel or chalk pastel as a medium has been largely underappreciated. There are plenty of pastel artists over the ... Read more

Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917): Cafe Concert: The Song of the Dog, 1875, gouache and pastel on paper. 51.8 x 42.6 cm, Private Collection

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Edgar Degas - Blue Dancers

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The heavily impastoed surface suggests that Degas worked directly and extensively on this picture, building up passages of oil paint with brushes and his fingers. By mixing his colors with white to make them opaque, and by applying his pigments thickly and in several layers, he approximated the pastel technique that he had perfected in the 1880s

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Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is primarily known for his masterful depiction of movement, often focusing on dancers and innovative compositional techniques. #AnitaLouiseArt #ArtThatMakesYouSmile #artlover #artist #greatartists #paintings #edgardegas #edgardegasinspired #edgardegaspainting #edgardegaspaintings #edgardegassculpture

Leading the group is Paul Cézanne’s “Nature morte: pommes et poires,” estimated at US$25 million-US$35 million