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IMPRESSIONISM CONTINUED THE ANALYSIS OF A PAINTING BY DEGAS

“THE DANCING LESSON” Truth & Dancers Another main artist that took

ballerinas practicing in front of their

part in the Impressionism

prof. The prof is in the center of the

Movement is the one and only,

image observing the dancers before

Edgar Degas. Degas was known for

him. At first glance, the eye is

his talent in paintings, sculptures,

automatically drawn to closest

printmaking and drawing, but

dancer in the foreground with her

rejected the term as a

back turn to the viewer. The reason

“Impressionist”. He believed he was

she is noticed first in a sea of

a Realist which is why his works

ballerinas, is due to the contrast

were composed

from the flower in

mainly of

her hair and the

people instead

darker bow on her

of the popular

back. The eye then

impressionist

moves clockwise

landscapes, but

around the image

still stayed true

taking into account

to accuracy and

all the various

direct

dancers. Finally, the

observation.

eye stops at the

His main focus

prof. Degas uses

in subject

consistent colors

matter were

throughout the

ballet dancers,

piece which creates

which in total equal to half of his

the great balance, with the exception

artworks, along with female nudes.

of the closest ballerina. The use of

The first painting in his series of 40

pastel colors and a great use of

pieces of art concerning the subject

white contribute to the unity of the

of dance was “The Dancing Lesson”

overall piece. For example all the

(1880). The painting is composed of

dancers are in white, have similar

a dance rehearsal. An image you

color bows that reflect to the wall

could see in most ballet studios. The

color used in the studio. As stated

painting takes place in a dance

above, the painting is composed of

studio with multiple young female

high contrast due to the white used. [Pick the date] [Edition 1, Volume 1]

“They call me the painter of dancers. They don't understand that the dancer has been for me a pretext for painting pretty fabrics and for rendering movement.”

- Degas


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