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EDGAR DEGAS

GROUP OF DANCERS, C. 1900

Tags: dance, ballet, figure studies, figures, women, drawings, european art, impressionism, people, 20th century, work and professions, performers

About the Artwork

Degas captures three ballerinas backstage during a performance. One rubs her foot while the others crowd around; bright stage lighting falls on their bare arms and shoulders. The three overlapping bodies and their gauzy tutus fill the space of the composition, merging into a field of electric yellow. Degas had a subscription to the Paris ballet, which allowed him behind-the-scenes access. He studied dancers intently and revealed the art form as grueling physical labor.

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