Edgar Degas art as prints – selected for you
The Tub, Degas 1886
Presented at the Impressionist exhibition in 1886, this pastel is one of a series of seven Edgar Degas paintings produced in the mid 1880’s on the theme of women at their ablutions.
For an interesting discussion of this work see: http://aboveboards-art.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/tub-le-tub-degas1885-1886-hill-stead.html
Dancers, jupes jaunes,
Probably painted in 1896. Edgar Degas art includes many paintings of dancers, which are particularly well-known, well-loved and contribute to his fame. To see more, go to topfoto.co.uk
Les Repasseuses, washerwomen
Washerwomen became one of Degas’s favourite subjects between 1869 and 1895. At first he painted single figures seen against the light, and later about 1884-1886, he dwelled more heavily on the subject, this time depicting two women in a laundry.
The choice of this subject echoes the naturalist and social concerns of some of the artists of the time. Depicted hard at work the two women in Edgar Degas paintings illustrate an understanding and sympathetic view of the working class.
Edgar Degas art concentrated on the women’s gestures trying to catch fleeting, everyday movements. The oil paint is laid directly on an unprepared, coarse canvas which provides a grainy, uneven support. The brown linen, visible under the paint in places, gives a thick rough texture and helps make the pastel colours vibrate.
Before the Start, Degas c 1893
Degas enjoyed going to the races and painted many brilliant scenes with race horses.
Beach Scene, Degas, c. 1869.
This picture was exhibited at the third Impressionist exhibition in 1877. It is probable that the central group of a young girl and maid was posed in the studio since the treatment of the painting is different from the ‘open-air’ beach scenes of Degas’ contemporaries.
The swimming costume laid out in the foreground are very different from such garments today. There are several little incidents to notice in the painting which suggest stories, like the encounter between the man and the woman nearer the sea.
Sitting Girl, Edgar Degas
Degas painted many portraits of girls and women sitting.
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