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THE Lemmy community for visual arts. Paintings, sculptures, photography, architecture are all welcome amongst others.

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Violinist, Study for "The Dance Lesson" by Edgar Degas ca. 1878–79 (infosec.pub)

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Degas sensitively conveyed the union of a musician with his instrument in this work. It represents an intermediary stage in the development of the violinist featured in "The Dance Lesson" (1971.185). Based on a more preliminary sketch, Degas worked up the composition in pastel and squared it for transfer. Curiously, he executed it on the back of a bookseller's advertisement; however, the green tone of the paper perfectly suited the use of pastel.

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