Degas ballet paintings

E190130

Degas ballet paintings are a renowned series of works by Edgar Degas that depict ballet dancers in rehearsals, performances, and behind-the-scenes moments, celebrated for their innovative compositions and intimate, candid realism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artistic motif ⓘ
series of paintings ⓘ
artisticFocus everyday life of performers ⓘ
gesture ⓘ
movement ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Edgar Degas ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic representation of ballet in Western art ⓘ
major contribution to Impressionist exploration of modern life ⓘ
depicts ballet dancers ⓘ
ballet performances ⓘ
ballet rehearsals ⓘ
behind-the-scenes ballet moments ⓘ
endTime early 1900s ⓘ
genre dance painting ⓘ
genre painting ⓘ
heldInCollection Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
Musée d'Orsay ⓘ
National Gallery of Art ⓘ
The Phillips Collection ⓘ
influencedBy Japanese prints ⓘ
photography ⓘ
mainLocationDepicted Paris ⓘ
movement Impressionism ⓘ
Realism ⓘ
notableWork Blue Dancers ⓘ
Dancers Practicing at the Barre ⓘ
linked to: Ballet Rehearsal

Dancers at the Old Opera House ⓘ
Dancers in Pink ⓘ
Rehearsal on Stage ⓘ
The Ballet Class ⓘ
linked to: The Dance Class

The Dance Class ⓘ
The Star ⓘ
Two Dancers on a Stage ⓘ
linked to: Rehearsal on Stage
shows backstage areas ⓘ
on-stage performances ⓘ
practice rooms ⓘ
startTime 1870s ⓘ
styleCharacteristic candid observation ⓘ
cropped viewpoints ⓘ
innovative compositions ⓘ
intimate realism ⓘ
unusual angles ⓘ
techniqueUsed mixed media ⓘ
oil painting ⓘ
pastel ⓘ
timePeriod late 19th century ⓘ
typicalSubject dance instructors ⓘ
orchestra pit ⓘ
young female dancers ⓘ

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Ballet Rehearsal → partOfSeries → Degas ballet paintings ⓘ
The Dance Class → partOfSeries → Degas ballet paintings ⓘ
The Tub → partOfSeries → Degas’s series of women at their toilette ⓘ
linked to: Degas ballet paintings
Women Ironing → partOf → Degas’s series on laundresses ⓘ
linked to: Degas ballet paintings
Rehearsal on Stage → partOf → Edgar Degas’s ballet series ⓘ
linked to: Degas ballet paintings
Blue Dancers → partOfSeries → Degas ballet and dancers works ⓘ
linked to: Degas ballet paintings
Dancers in Pink → partOf → Degas ballet series ⓘ
linked to: Degas ballet paintings
Musée Faure → hasCollection → works by Edgar Degas ⓘ
linked to: Degas ballet paintings