ArtBabble: Edgar Degas

"Four Dancers," c. 1899, Edgar Degas

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:56:10 +0000

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See the dancers preparing to go onstage in Edgar Degas’ painting “Four Dancers,” one of the largest and most ambitious of the artist’s late works. Degas was fascinated by ballet and the gestures of ballerinas, and he made more than a thousand drawings, paintings, and sculptures of ballet themes. Short, quick strokes of pale pink and green paint on the dancers’ arms and backs catch the reflection of gas light. Squiggly black lines around their red-orange bodices evoke a sense of their excitement as they wait to perform. On view in the West Building, Main Floor, Gallery 83.

Degas and the Art of Dance

The J. Paul Getty Museum — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:58:20 +0000

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

Learn ballet steps depicted in Edgar Degas's sketchbook.

Have you warmed up yet? Before trying out these ballet steps, view Warming Up to Dance.

This video was developed in conjunction with the lesson plan The Art and Depiction of Dance.

Warming Up to Dance

The J. Paul Getty Museum — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:57:21 +0000

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

Are you incorporating movement activities in your classroom? Encourage your students to warm up with these fun and simple activities.

Now that you're all warmed up, learn ballet steps depicted in Edgar Degas's sketchbook.

This video was developed in conjunction with the lesson plan The Art and Depiction of Dance.

Magnificent 11

Los Angeles County Museum of Art — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:49:13 +0000

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Curators talk about eleven of LACMA’s permanently held artworks which made the LA Times list of the region's greatest art, revealing the unique qualities that have made them favorites of the experts.