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Edgar Degas
Art Smart - 3rd Grade
Figures in Motion
Degas’s LifeDegas’s LifeHilaire-Germaine-Edgar Degas (DAY-GAH) was born in 1834, in Paris, France and lived until 1917
He studied art at the famous art school - École des Beaux-Arts, and often visited the Louvre museum to study and copy the art of the old masters
Degas’s StyleDegas’s StyleDegas shared the Impressionists’ interest in the effects of light and movement, as well as in subjects drawn from daily life
He is most famous for his subjects of ballet dancers, horses, and women bathing
He mastered a variety of media, including oil, pastel, printmaking, sculpture, and photography
The idea, or impression, of a subject
Captured like a photograph
Not always realistic May not be centered
ImpressionismImpressionism
The Dance Class 1874The Dance Class 1874One of Degas's most famous paintings
24 women (ballerinas and their mothers) wait while a dancer executes an "attitude" for her test
Jules Perrot, one of the best known ballet teachers in Europe, conducts the class
The painting was finished after two years of work
Ballet School 1873Ballet School 1873
Art ProjectArt Project Small paper – Using pencil, draw your
neighbor Capture the impression of the body in motion
Etching paper – Using scratching tool, copy your drawing from paper Remember:
The figure should take up most of the paper The figure should be in motion (stretching,
leaning, etc.)