“In Préparation pour la classe, Degas explores the rhythmic possibilities of a group of three dancers, two leaning forward slightly, feet in third position, but in mirror image of each other. A third dancer, at the left, is present in ghostly, shadowed profile, her limbs almost as transparent as the tulle of her tutu. Degas uses the expressive qualities of the pastel medium to evoke the light playing over the three figures, haloing the reddish hair of the central subject, picking up the high gloss of the satin ballet shoes. Heads turned to the right, to the left, to the right, ripple across the paper like a series of notes.”
READ FULL ESSAY: Richard Green
See More
Thanks for Visiting 🙂
~Sunnyside
At Sunnyside - Where Truth and Beauty Meet 
💙
LikeLiked by 1 person
Love Degas! Great choice😍
LikeLiked by 1 person
I am happy you enjoy this, too, Viv. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. 🙂🌺
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’ve always loved Degas 🙂🙂🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love Degas, too, Patti. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. 🙂🌺
LikeLiked by 1 person
Beautiful for a Friday. Or any day! 🙂 Have a great weekend.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Have a lovely weekend, too, Sheila! 🙂🌺
LikeLike
Degas did amazing work with pastels!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Agree! I can only gaze in wonder at his skill with pastels. 🙂🌺
LikeLiked by 1 person
Just so lovely.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I am happy you enjoy this, too, Mitzy. He is one of my top five favorites. 🙂🌺
LikeLiked by 1 person