Edgar Degas was one of Impressionism’s original founders, yet an academic painter by training who rejected the term for his work, seeing his art as realistic and unspontaneous. Over half of Degas’s canvases rendered dancers, as with the “Rehearsal on Stage” here, and Degas’s commitment to line and unconventional composition are evident in this piece.
Rehearsal on Stage, c.1874, Oil on CanvasEdgar Degas French (1834 - 1917) |
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Edgar Degas was one of Impressionism’s original founders, yet an academic painter by training who rejected the term for his work, seeing his art as realistic and unspontaneous. Over half of Degas’s canvases rendered dancers, as with the “Rehearsal on Stage” here, and Degas’s commitment to line and unconventional composition are evident in this piece. |
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