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Edgar Degas: The Ballet Class (1871-1874)

Posted by AT SUNNYSIDE - WHERE TRUTH AND BEAUTY MEET on December 8, 2018December 27, 2018

edgar_degas_-_the_ballet_class_-_google_art_project — Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons

I enjoyed this excellent analysis of The Ballet Class at Artschaft:

Compared to the other Impressionists, Edgar Degas was more of a traditionalist. The Frenchman didn’t paint en plein air, his color palette was subdued for much of his career and his spontaneity was painstakingly rehearsed. With a fascination for human anatomy reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci, he would do countless studies for one single painting. All the effort was certainly worth it, as few artists captured the transience of human movement better than he did.

Continue Reading at Artschaft: “Edgar Degas and The Ballet Class (1871-1874)“

14Screenshot_2018-12-08 Edgar_Degas_-_The_Ballet_Class_-_Google_Art_Project jpg (JPEG Image, 3950 × 4535 pixels) - Scaled (21%) — Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons

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Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons, (detail).

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons

Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class (1871-1874), oil on canvas, w750 x h850 mm, Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911, Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski, Image source: wikimedia commons

Details

Title: The Ballet Class
Date Created: 1871 – 1874
Provenance: Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo, 1911
Physical Dimensions: w750 x h850 mm
Painter: Edgar Degas
Original Title: La Classe de danse
Credit Line: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
Type: Oil on canvas
Rights: © RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
External Link: http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/collections/works-in-focus/search/commentaire_id/the-ballet-class-3098.html?tx_commentaire_pi1%5BpidLi%5D=509&tx_commentaire_pi1%5Bfrom%5D=841&cHash=9c5465005f
Image source Google Arts and Culture

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12 Comments Add yours

Gabriela says:

December 9, 2018 at 7:27 am

Thank you so much for mentioning my blog! I really appreciate it.

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1. AT SUNNYSIDE - WHERE TRUTH AND BEAUTY MEET says:
  
  December 10, 2018 at 7:00 am
  
  My pleasure! Thank you for writing such an interesting and informative blog – truly a gem. 🙂
  
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  1. Gabriela says:
    
    December 27, 2018 at 12:33 pm
    
    Thank you, I feel the same way about your blog! It’s a treat.
    
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  2. AT SUNNYSIDE - WHERE TRUTH AND BEAUTY MEET says:
    
    December 28, 2018 at 11:49 am
    
    ❤️😎
    
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Rosaliene Bacchus says:

December 9, 2018 at 3:37 pm

I’m a Degas fan 🙂

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1. AT SUNNYSIDE - WHERE TRUTH AND BEAUTY MEET says:
  
  December 11, 2018 at 3:30 am
  
  I can understand why – he is becoming one of my favorites, too. Thanks for visiting, Rosaliene. 🙂
  
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simplywendi says:

December 9, 2018 at 5:25 pm

I love this painting!

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1. AT SUNNYSIDE - WHERE TRUTH AND BEAUTY MEET says:
  
  December 10, 2018 at 9:44 pm
  
  So do I, Wendi – though I don’t know if I could ever pick a favorite. So many! ❤️
  
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  1. simplywendi says:
    
    December 10, 2018 at 9:54 pm
    
    🙂 yes, I understand…….. love your blog.
    
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  2. AT SUNNYSIDE - WHERE TRUTH AND BEAUTY MEET says:
    
    December 11, 2018 at 2:58 am
    
    ❤️😎
    
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Jennifer Rundlett says:

December 14, 2018 at 4:56 pm

Oh my goodness!! This is now my new favorite painting!! Thank you for all the details to help me slow down and notice the beauty 😀

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1. AT SUNNYSIDE - WHERE TRUTH AND BEAUTY MEET says:
  
  December 14, 2018 at 5:09 pm
  
  I’m so glad you like it, Jennifer! I grew to love this one as I spent time with it, too. Thanks for commenting! 🙂
  
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