EDGAR DEGAS

ABOUT THE ARTIST

• Background- born in Paris, France. Went to school in Paris also.
• Something interesting is that he attended law school.
• He was alive during the Franco-Prussian War
• Influences- war and the ballet
• Media he works in- paint, photography, sculpture, pastels

ABOUT THE ARTIST

• Style- contemporary and an impressionist
• An impressionist makes work that appears to not be fully completed
• Subjects/themes- horses, ballerinas, cafe life
• Sonething interesting about his work is that it often appears unfinished

ABOUT THE ART

• Name- waiting
• Made between 1880-1882
• Materials- pastels on paper
• Size- 48.2 cm by 61 cm
• It is currently on display in the J. Paul Getty Museum in LA

PERCIEVING THE ART

• We noticed an exhausted ballerina accomponied by a chaperone
• We recognized the ballet shoes and outfit, which shows her profession
• It causes us to feel stress, because the ballerina seems anxious or tired
• The pastel drawing reminds us of the hard work snd dedication of an athlete
• A ballerina is preparing to go onstage, and is nervous. She is with a chaperone

PERCIVING THE ART

• It could also be after a performance, where she stumbled
• It makes us wonder what the purpose of the chaperone is
• We want to know where this takes place, or what inspired Degas to create it

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• "Britannica School." Britannica School. N.p., 2014. Web. 02 June 2014.
• "Edgar Degas." Google Cultural Institute. Google, 2014. Web. 2 June 2014.
• "Waiting (Degas)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 24 May 2014. Web. 02 June 2014.