1. MEET THE MASTERS __________________________________________________________________________ Edgar Degas Marc Chagall

2. Edgar Degas Self-Portrait

3. Degas was born in France

4. Degas lived in Paris, France. At the beginning of his
career he became
a master of line drawing.

5. Stage Rehearsal, 1879
Before the Race, 1884
Degas was mainly interested in painting two subjects: women and horses. He liked to take note of women in many different poses and painted them in many occupations. His favorites were ballerinas.

8. Ballet School, circa 1873

9. “Ballet School” is on display at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC

10. Marc Chagall

11. Chagall was born and raised in Russia

12. Chagall moved to Paris, France in 1910 when he was 23 years old.

13. Paris Through the Window, 1913
The Fiddler, 1912
Chagall has a personal style using a bright range of colors and portraying his childhood memories. They do not look realistic because they are in a free-floating composition. There is a fantasy quality to his painting. His paintings show fanciful scenes and simple folk-life scenes.

16. The Acrobat
1930

17. Musée National d'Art Moderne (Centre Pompidou)
Paris, France

18. Compare
Ballet School, circa 1873
The Acrobat 1930