Degas is widely known for his paintings of ballerinas, but his sweet sculpture of this girl fascinates me! Apparently she was originally made of wax or clay, and was bronzed after his death. The mixture of the hardness of the bronze with the softness of the skirt and ribbon in her hair make her so charming. I saw her in person many years ago and have been enthralled ever since.
2 comments:
Wow.
She is great. Great pose. Perfect poise.
Very nice.
Carol,
I always loved Degas though his dance portraits always had a dark moodiness about them.
A long time ago, I painted a Degas-like plate for my daughter. I'm not sure what happened to it. But I will scan in some of my daughter's dance drawings for you to see if you like dancers. (If I can find them that is.)
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