1. Ingres Valpincon Bather Neo-Classical painter (1775- 1830’s) Smooth surface Fool the eye realism Interest in the use of line

2. Ingres Neo-Classical painter (1775- 1830’s) Smooth surface Fool the eye realism Interest in the use of line Valpincon Bather

3. Edgar Degas “Draw lines, young man, always lines, and you will be an artist” -Ingres to Degas

4. Edgar Degas Impressionism “Four Dancers” Did many images of the ballet. Interested in the play of stage light on the faces of his subjects. Elegant use of line Large areas of flat color Emphasis on paint as paint

5. Edgar Degas Impressionism “Ballet Scene” Pastel on paper Did many images of the ballet. Interested in the play of stage light on the faces of his subjects. Elegant use of line Large areas of flat color Short strokes of intense color

6. Edgar Degas Impressionism “Dancers at the old Opera House” Pastel on paper Did many images of the ballet. Interested in the play of stage light on the faces of his subjects. Elegant use of line Large areas of flat color Short strokes of intense color Use of Repoussoir, the barrier which becomes an invitation to look

7. Edgar Degas Impressionism “Before the Ballet”

8. Edgar Degas Impressionism Foot Study

9. Edgar Degas Impressionism “The Star” Non-idealized young women became the focus of his subject matter Paintings that are not posed. Almost as if he were watching without the subjects knowing he was there.

10. Edgar Degas Impressionism “Dancers Backstage” Interested in the behind the scenes look at the performance. It has been said that he was not fond of women, although he did have a close relationship with Mary Cassat

11. Edgar Degas Impressionism “The Dance Lesson” Repetition leads the eye through the painting Composition built on a diagonal to create movement

12. Edgar Degas Impressionism “The Dance Lesson”

13. Edgar Degas Impressionism “Dance Class”

14. Edgar Degas Impressionism “Little Dancer, Age 14” Later in his career he began to lose his vision. He then decided to make wax sculpture his main form of expression. These wax sculptures were done mainly as an experiment, and were not cast until he had already died.