Home ⇒ 🎨Degas Edgar ⇒ Dance lesson by Edgar Degas


Dance lesson by Edgar Degas

Dance lesson by Edgar Degas

Grace, beauty and refinement – that’s what’s in all the pictures of Edgar Degas, dedicated to ballet. Master of painting wrote dancers in different techniques, and everything is clear – he was always fascinated by the plasticity of young dancers. And at the same time I understood very well what a hard work it is to reach the heights of mastery in such art as ballet.

How many times it is necessary to repeat countless exercises, to listen to teachings from teachers, sometimes even spiteful, to cross the line of complete exhaustion, until finally a dance is born, with which one can go out to the public.

It is such joyful pictures written in oil and pastel that we see in Degas’ work – young adorable girls dressed in air packs are beautiful, but if you look closely, you sometimes see signs of fatigue on your faces.

Much more of these, far from “ceremonial” emotions can be seen on the canvases describing the behind-the-scenes life of dancers. Whether they are resting, dressing in their elegant tutus, posing in front of a mirror or in front of a photographer, these characters are always vital.

And just as organically looks at the machine girl in the painting “Lesson of dance.” More precisely – on one of the paintings with this name. At first it seems surprising that the young dancer is not a beauty, she even has slightly pointed ears, like the elves, her chin is somewhat heavy.

Most likely, before us – until an adolescent, a “ugly duckling” who soon, very soon will become a beautiful swan, well, for now – a series of tedious classes, which brightens the accompanist playing the violin.

It seems that he dreams, he thinks about something, he seems to be present, but his thoughts are far from here, where his melody has dragged him, which he continues to draw with a bow over the strings. This thought is transmitted to the girl, she mechanically repeats her exercises, and she closely follows the violinist, trying to figure out what distances his tune called.

Pastel “Lesson of dance” Degas is a real fusion of three kinds of art: music, dance and painting.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (2 votes, average: 2.50 out of 5)

Related Paintings:

  1. Dance class (Dance lesson) by Edgar Degas Degas often wrote dancers, their weekdays and performances. The technique of impressionism used by him was the best way to convey airy, static-free images. In the artist’s paintings fragile and...

  2. Examination in dance by Edgar Degas The picture “Before the exam” depicts young dancers, who are emotionally excited by the excitement associated with the forthcoming, landmark performance for them. Here, Degas did not set the task...

  3. Blue Dancers by Edgar Degas “Blue Dancers» – painting by French impressionist painter Edgar Degas, written in 1897. The work refers to the late stage of creativity by Edgar Degas, when his eyesight weakened and...

  4. Rehearsal by Edgar Degas “They call me a painter of dancers,” Degas wrote. He really turned to this topic, and his early masterpiece “Rehearsal” allows you to appreciate all the uniqueness of the images...

  5. In anticipation of entering the stage by Edgar Degas In his sketch “Waiting to enter the stage”, made by pastel, Degas portrayed the dancers at the moment when the curtain is about to open. The compositional construction of the...

  6. Seated dancer by Edgar Degas In a similar pose, this model is depicted in the “Resting Dancer” and in the “Lesson of Dance”, for which this pastel, apparently, served as an etude. Lemoine dated both...

  7. Two dancers by Edgar Degas In the second half of the 1890s, Degas worked extensively on depicting dancers before going on stage. Usually at this moment they correct something: a strap, an earring. hairstyle, –...

  8. Hair combing by Edgar Degas “Combing the hair” – a painting written in the late period of creativity, and when it was created, the artist used several sketches, as well as one of the works...

  9. Star by Edgar Degas Degas is known for works depicting dancers, in particular ballet dancers. While most of them focus on rehearsals and preparing for the performance, this work shows a lone ballerina on...

  10. Rehearsal of the ballet on stage by Edgar Degas By the end of the life of Degas constantly delved into his favorite theme, depicting dancers at work and rehearsals. He depicted them in hundreds of different angles and poses....

  11. Four dancers by Edgar Degas “Four dancers” is one of the paintings Degas painted with oil, but already with a sense of the “aftertaste” of pastel painting. Smooth gestures, air movements of ballerinas – for...

  12. Blue dancers by Edgar Degas “Blue dancers” are considered a real masterpiece, they also belong to the period of Degas’ creative work, when he depicted the half-naked figures of ballerinas, lit by a sharp light....

  13. Lesson by Guy Johnson The picture of the American artist “Lesson” depicts a group of young people. “Lesson” conducts the girl of free behavior, as they say now, “without complexes.” Sitting on the table,...

  14. Sculpture by Edgar Degas To sculpt small wax sculptures Degas began in the late 1860’s, and, as his vision deteriorated, the artist paid more and more attention to this genre. The themes of the...

  15. Self-portrait. Engraving by Edgar Degas Degas used a variety of engraving techniques, including etching, for example in an undated self-portrait, as well as a dry needle, aquatint and lithography. He was engaged in a monotype,...

  16. Dancers at rehearsals by Edgar Degas Edgar Degas, a French painter and sculptor, was born in the family of a Parisian banker. He received a brilliant education at the Lyceum of Louis the Great, then studied...

  17. Leçon de danse – Edgar Degas Grâce, beauté et sophistication – c’est ce que montrent toutes les peintures d’Edgar Degas dédiées au ballet. Le maître de la peinture a écrit des ballerines dans différentes techniques, et...

  18. Taz Bath by Edgar Degas The nude body became more often depicted Degas with the advent of the 1880s. The pastel “Taz” was written in 1886, and it depicts a girl who seemed not at...

  19. Cotton office in New Orleans by Edgar Degas This picture Degas wrote during a trip to his relatives in New Orleans. The plot chosen by him for his canvas – a business office – before all the artists...

  20. Dance of Life by Edvard Munch A significant number of works by the Norwegian artist E. Munk is represented at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo. Along with the famous “Shout”, in...