Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Dancing in the moonlight

Edgar Degas is well known for his ballerina paintings and this is an excellent example of his later works.  His earlier ballerinas were pastel and calm in nature evoking a serene quality about them.  As Degas aged he began to go blind and with this change his ballerinas became more vivid and lively both in color and movement. 

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