© 1997, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist: Edgar Degas
Medium: Poster
Size: 35" x 28"
.........89 x 71cm

Item #: 3028
Name: The Dance Class
Price Unframed: $27.50
Price Framed: $87.50

About this image...
c. 1874
Oil on canvas.
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Certain subjects fascinated Degas throughout his long career -- the body in motion, epitomized by the ballet, racehorses, and the female form in postures of daily life, both intimate and public. He painted in oils but was a consummate master of the medium of pastel, which allowed him to work rapidly and to capture the fluidity of motion and the nuances of light. He also produced a number of exquisite wax sculptures that were cast in bronze only after his death. Although a lifelong bachelor, this leading exponent of Impressionism was devoted to observing and recording the feminine in his art.