Ballerinas in Pink Impressionist Dancers Oil Painting After Edgar Degas 30"

Description

Late 20th century French Impressionist oil painting on canvas of "Ballerinas in Pink" or "pink Dancers" originally painted circa 1876 by Edgar Degas. Depicts a group of ballerinas in pink waiting for their cue as they watch other dancers in blue, standing in the wings of the stage for their entrance. Beveled resin frame with distressed gold finish.

"Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917) was born on July 10, 1834 in Paris and died there on September 27, 1917. He was the only 19th century French painter to have direct family ties with America. His mother, the former Marie-Celestine Musson, was born in New Orleans and his brothers Rene and Achille worked for a time in New Orleans with their uncle, Michel Musson. Edgar was the oldest of five children; they were raised in the comfort of a well-to-do family. His father was a banker (The original spelling of their name was de Gas). Young Degas had the usual scholastic training but he was exposed to art early by his father, who often took him to museums, etc. When he graduated from the Lycee Louis le Grand in 1852, winning first prize in drawing, he already had a deep interest in art. A friend of his father's took him to the studio of Ingres, who was seventy-five at the time. The meeting was a high point in the life of young Degas. He entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1855; from 1856 through 1857 he made a study of Quattrocento painting while in Rome, Naples and Florence. His early work comprised history paintings and primarily portraits, influenced by Ingres. In 1864 he executed several portraits of his friend Manet. Degas soon lost interest in historical subjects and his avid curiosity swiftly led him to explore the world of theatre and the dance. These, together with scenes of the racecourse, were to become his favorite subjects. Degas accompanied his brother to the United States in 1872 and returned the following year. The artist suddenly acquired an intense feeling for the modern, a taste for unconventional composition, and for themes, forms and rhythms taken from everyday life. He took an active role in the first Impressionist show of 1874 and several others in the following years, He also tried his hand at engraving, as did Mary Cassatt and Pissaro. In 1881 he showed his first sculpture, a small wax figure of a dancer." (Source: askART)

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear

Dimensions

30" x 1.5" x 26" / Sans Frame - 23.5" x 19.75" (Width x Depth x Height)