Degas was a sympathetic observer of the ballet dancer at work in preparation and rehearsal. His keyhole view encompassed the sublime and the mundane. At center, Jules Perrot instructs a dancer, while others rest showing no sign of the gracefulness they will display later on. (Note the dancer scratching her back!) Perhaps the greatest draftsman of his contemporaries, the involved arrangement of figures reveals the thoroughness of Degas’ technical mastery.
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Collection: Impressionists
Artist: Edgar Degas
Edition Size: 980
Framed Size: 36.25"h x 31.75"w
Unframed Size: 30"h x 25.5"w
Category: Arts,Fine Arts,Paintings,Edgar Degas,The Dance Lesson,Impressionists
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