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Life was cruel to ballet dancers in 19th-century France, and they didn’t have it much easier at the hands of Impressionist painter Edgar Degas.
Here are eight of the most beautiful Degas ballerinas that he is so famous for. 1. The Dancing Class. Edgar Degas, The Dancing Class, c. 1870, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA. Museum’s website. This is the first of Degas ‘ ballerinas’ scenes.
Edgar Degas created a sensation when he presented his Little Dancer sculpture at the Impressionist exhibition in Paris in 1881. His intention was to portray a young girl who dreamed of...
Edgar Degas, however, was fascinated by movement and people—making ballerinas a perfect subject. Each ballerina painting, drawing, and sculpture by Degas showcases this interest. Throughout his career, he produced approximately 1,500 depictions of dancers.
Some twenty-four women, ballerinas and their mothers, wait while a dancer executes an "attitude" for her examination. Jules Perrot, a famous ballet master, conducts the class. The imaginary scene is set in a rehearsal room in the old Paris Opéra, which had recently burned to the ground.