Description
Edgar Degas – Four Dancers
| Year of Creation: | 1889 |
| Original size: | 180 cm x 151 cm |
| Paint style: | Impressionism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | National Gallery of Art, Washington |
The painting on the canvas is beautiful because of its composition, color and perspective. Four ballerinas slowly withdraw from the scene in the painting. Degas’ placement of the figures in the lower left corner of this mural masterpiece creates a strong sense of movement. The background of the artistic image is lost through the technique of perspective. The author balanced the unbalanced placement of the subjects with repeated vibrant colors. The warm tones from the ballerinas’ dresses also appear in the background in the opposite corner.
Edvard Degas - Four Dancers - photograph of hand-drawn reproduction on canvas
