Edgar Degas – The Ballet Class

 

Edgar Degas went to the Paris opera house not only to be part of the audience but as a visitor backstage. He observed everything that was in front of him such as the ordinary gestures, how the ballerinas relaxed from practicing and how the ballerinas’ teacher stood there. Degas managed to capture this moment perfectly and it looks like he took a photo. This painting is made with oil on canvas.

 

 

           

 

 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - Divan Japonais

 

 

 

 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec did this poster for the Montmartre café concert that opened in 1883 that was called the ‘Divan Japonais’. From this poster one can see that the artist was influenced from the Japanese prints because there are flat colours and there are the black outlines. Here in this poster, the artist drew two of his friends that are watching the performance.

 

 

 References:

 

·         Musée d'Orsay: Edgar Degas The Ballet Class. 2013. Musée d'Orsay: Edgar Degas The Ballet Class. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/collections/works-in-focus/search/commentaire/commentaire_id/the-ballet-class-3098.html. [Accessed 15 May 2013].

·         Divan Japonais (1883) – Presentation | Inspired Ideas. 2013. Divan Japonais (1883) – Presentation | Inspired Ideas. [ONLINE] Available at: http://inspiredideasheresecondary.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/divan-japonais-1883/. [Accessed 15 May 2013].