The Ballet Class by French impressionist painter Edgar Degas, born July 19th, 1834: goo.gl/ucvutm Musée dOrsay (officiel) From the 1870s until his death, Degass favourite subjects were ballerinas at work, in rehearsal or at rest, and he tirelessly explored the theme with many variations in posture and gesture. Here the class is coming to an end – the pupils are exhausted, they are stretching, twisting to scratch their backs, adjusting their hair or clothes, an earring, or a ribbon, paying little heed to the inflexible teacher, a portrait of Jules Perrot, a real-life ballet master. Over 80 other works by the painter are also on view at: goo.gl/uW99xb
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:13:09 +0000
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