Edgar Degas, 39 years old at the time ... “He painted Susanna at the bath; me, I paint women at the tub.” At the ballet Degas found a world that excited both his taste for classical beauty ...

Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas in 1834 ... and bronze sculptures innovatively depicting movement. Much of Degas’ work captured ballet dancers from unexpected angles, challenging conventional ...

Edgar Degas used weight of line in his pastel drawing ‘Dancer Standing in Profile’ to imply the movement of a ballet dancer. Expressive lines are seen in Paul Cezanne’s ‘Millstone in the ...