Edgar Degas brought life to ballerinas warming up before a performance or frozen gracefully on stage. “People call me the painter of dancing girls,” he once said. “It has never occurred to them that my chief interest in dancers lies in rendering movement and painting pretty clothes.” An accomplished painter, sculptor and printmaker, his massive collection of work is prominently...read more
Edgar Degas brought life to ballerinas warming up before a performance or frozen gracefully on stage. “People call me the painter of dancing girls,” he once said. “It has never occurred to them that my chief interest in dancers lies in rendering movement and painting pretty clothes.” An accomplished painter, sculptor and printmaker, his massive collection of work is prominently displayed in the world’s finest museums. Here, skilled artists have captured the essence of his masterpiece, “The Star (Dancer on Stage)”. An elegant homage to one of the pioneers of Impressionism.
This reproduction was created one brush stroke at a time by a classically trained artist, using the same “impasto” technique of the original masters. There’s no computer manipulation and no assembly line. In fact, it takes at least 10 days before the painting is even dry enough to handle. Hand-painted oil on canvas, set into a 23" x 18" antiqued-gilded frame.
