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a pencil drawing of a ballerina holding her arms behind her back and looking down

1886 Self-portrait This is the second of three posts featuring the work of French artist Edgar Degas. Parts 1 and 2 feature his works related to the ballet, part 3 will feature other works. For biographical notes see part 1. I'm afraid I don't have all of the dates and titles for for the works in this post. 1898-99 The Blue Dancers 1898-99 Two Dancers 1899 Four Dancers 1900 Ballet Dancers in the Wings 1900 Dancers at the Bar 1907 Ballet Scene (Title unknown) A Group of Dancers Ballerina…

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a drawing of a woman in a ballet pose

Description After halfheartedly studying law to please his upper-middle-class parents, Edgar Degas enrolled at the venerable École des Beaux-Arts, the official French arts academy. In the classroom, at the Louvre and on trips abroad, the young Degas continued the standard course of study, copying Italian Old Masters and French classical art. During these years, he developed a superb command of drawing, a fundamental skill that lay at the heart of his 60-year career. This drawing is an…

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