OK … totally serious. Degas was one of the original “Impressionist” painters. Judging from the date it appears this painting was created about a year before the first ‘Impressionist’ exhibition in Paris which took place in 1874. If anyone reading this is interested in the story of the Impressionist (Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Pissarro, etc) movement there is an EXCELLENT BBC movie – not documentary – in three parts on You Tube starring Richard Armitage for free. Just do a search at You Tube for “The Impressionists mini series”. It is one of the finest and most beautiful productions I have ever seen and can also serve as a crash course in Impressionism.
OK … totally serious. Degas was one of the original “Impressionist” painters. Judging from the date it appears this painting was created about a year before the first ‘Impressionist’ exhibition in Paris which took place in 1874. If anyone reading this is interested in the story of the Impressionist (Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Pissarro, etc) movement there is an EXCELLENT BBC movie – not documentary – in three parts on You Tube starring Richard Armitage for free. Just do a search at You Tube for “The Impressionists mini series”. It is one of the finest and most beautiful productions I have ever seen and can also serve as a crash course in Impressionism.