Degas' Ballet Dancers

by Edgar Degas

This vividly colored giftwrap, comprising an amazing 89 images from Degas' much-loved scenes of ballet performers, will add a graceful note to any occasion for gift-giving. Two full-color 18" x 24" sheets of the same design come with 3 matching gift cards. Shrink-wrapped in a sturdy 9¼" x 12¼" folder.

Genres: Art

62 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1992

About the author

Edgar Degas (born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas) was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a realist. A superb draughtsman, he is especially identified with the subject of the dance, and over half his works depict dancers. These display his mastery in the depiction of movement, as do his racecourse subjects and female nudes. His portraits are considered to be among the finest in the history of art.

Early in his career, his ambition was to be a history painter, a calling for which he was well prepared by his rigorous academic training and close study of classic art. In his early thirties, he changed course, and by bringing the traditional methods of a history painter to bear on contemporary subject matter, he became a classical painter of modern life.