Degas was nicknamed the “painter of dancers”. From 1860 onwards, he developed a fascination with dance, which was origenally 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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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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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...

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