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Degas’ complete correspondence, annotated by Columbia’s Theodore Reff, has been published by PSUPress. Take a look at what it can tell us about his friendships and the history of Impressionism. #Degas #ModernArt #Sketch #Pencil #Paper Edgar Degas, Degas Drawings, Conte Crayon, Art Masterpieces, Paintings Drawings, Art Google, Vintage Wall Art, Vintage Wall, Metropolitan Museum Of Art

Degas’ complete correspondence, annotated by Columbia’s Theodore Reff, has been published by PSUPress. Take a look at what it can tell us about his friendships and the history of Impressionism. #Degas #ModernArt #Sketch #Pencil #Paper

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Ademir Trindade Cruz
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Using dark washes of thinned oil paint to throw the figure into relief, Degas expertly retained the paper's tone to highlight the dancer's back. This sheet is one of five surviving studies related to the artist's 1872 canvas Dance Class at the Opéra on the Rue le Peletier (Musée d'Orsay, Paris). Typical of Degas' dynamic working method, the figure does not exactly correspond to the final painting, in which her face is seen in full profile and her torso is turned toward the left.

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Radmila Stankovic
Degas ballerina sketch- I just wonder what these three young ballerinas are thinking about.  I love the bits of white charcoal to make the drawing 'pop'. Drawing Hands, Degas Drawings, Ballerina Sketch, Degas Ballerina, Degas Dancers, Edgar Degas Art, Conte Crayon, Georges Seurat, Master Drawing

One of Degas' principal concerns as a draftsman was analyzing the movements and gestures of the female body. The three studies on this sheet depict the teenage dancer Marie van Goethem and were produced in preparation for the celebrated wax sculpture Little Dancer, Fourteen Years Old. The sculpture was briefly exhibited at the 1881 Salon, where the artist's inclusion of a wig and a fabric bodice and skirt caused a sensation. Degas made numerous studies of Marie between 1878 and 1880.

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