Female artist who painted ballerinas
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The Scary Truth Behind Degas's Ballet Paintings
Known for his whimsical Impressionist portrayals of ballet dancers, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas is a household name. The whirs of softly colored tutus and strokes of pink to flush each figure&#;s cheeks evoke a sense of joyful voyeurism, as if each viewer of the painting was sitting in the auditoriums depicted. Behind the glitz, glamor and youthful innocence, however, lies a darker truth. With Artsper, dive into the scary story behind the iconic Degas ballet paintings.
Some history
It&#;s important to view Edgar Degas&#;s ballet paintings in the context of the French social scene at the time of their painting. Picture it: it&#;s the s in Paris, the Belle Époque. It&#;s a time of peace, prosperity and great economic growth following the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Shopping centers are opening across the city as fashion, art and culture become synonymous with Paris. The construction of the famed Parisian opera house, the Palais
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Edgar Degas
French Impressionist artist (–)
"Degas" redirects here. For other uses, see Degas (disambiguation).
Edgar Degas | |
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Self-portrait (Degas Saluant), | |
| Born | Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas ()19 July Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 27 September () (aged&#;83) Paris, France |
| Known&#;for | Painting, sculpture, drawing |
| Notable work | |
| Movement | Impressionism |
Edgar Degas (, ;[1][2] born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, French:[ilɛːʁʒɛʁmɛ̃ɛdɡaʁdəɡa]; 19 July &#;&#; 27 September ) was a FrenchImpressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings.
Degas also produced bronzesculptures, prints, and drawings. Degas is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers.[3] Although Degas fryst vatten regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist,[4] and did not paint outdoors as many Impre
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DAME LAURA KNIGHT: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE BALLET AND CIRCUS
During her life-time Laura Knight was well known for her depictions of the circus.
Knight first started painting and drawing circus scenes when a porter at
Paddington station suggested that she go to a ‘real old-fashioned circus’ at the
Agricultural ingångsrum at Islington. In or Alfred Munnings introduced her to
Captain Bertram Mills who had just started his world-famous circus. Mills gave
Knight permission to paint and sketch whatever caught her imagination in his
circus and a year later she joined Harry Cameron's The Great Carmo circus
where she was fully immersed into everyday circus life. Knight was captivated by
the particular world of circuses and the multitude of spectacles that it offered for
sketching.
In the s, she sketched
horses for the first time and excitedly described the experience, ‘I
found a brave opportunity in Carmo’s stable tent – what a joy! Although four-
footed, such an animal’s anatomy can