Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Dancers on the Stage
Alternate Title:
Danseuses sur la scène
Image View:
Detail, dancers against the stage backdrop
Creator:
Edgar Degas (French painter, 1834-1917)
Location:
repository: Musée des Beaux-Arts (Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , France) Inv. 1997-29
Location Note:
20 Place des Terreaux
GPS:
45.766846 4.83363
Date:
ca. 1889 (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Impressionist; Nineteenth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on canvas
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Subjects:
genre; human figure; music; Performing arts; theater; backdrop; ballet dancers; dance
Description:
Unlike other Impressionists, Degas emphasized composition and drawing, and he usually did not paint outdoors. Degas was primarily concerned with depicting movement, from horses to women in various activities, dressing, bathing, and as ballet dancers and cabaret performers. After the last Impressionist exhibition, in 1886, Degas stopped presenting works at group shows and instead sold his works to a small number of dealers. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-DEGAS-ML-DIAS-A0 2
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Dancers on the Stage