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record xmlns http:www.loc.govMARC21slim xmlns:xsi http:www.w3.org2001XMLSchema-instance xsi:schemaLocation http:www.loc.govstandardsmarcxmlschemaMARC21slim.xsd leader nkm 22 a 4500 controlfield tag 007 kh|mo| 008 s flunnn| ||||ineng datafield ind1 8 ind2 024 subfield code a A01-PFF0099 040 FHM 049 FHmm 1 100 Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917. e Artist : painter 0 245 Frieze of Dancers (detail). 260 g 1883. 340 b 70 x 200.5 cm. c Oil on fabric. 500 Design Date: Signed in lower right: Degas. Beginning Date: 1883 520 The splashes of green paint-strangely placed over the figures well after the artist had finished the canvas-evoke shadows and highlight the ballerina's red hair. In contrast to the immobility of the sculptural frieze, the green in the painting creates a sense of hypnotic movement through the vibrant, diverse colors. .The young woman is placed in an undefined setting, surrounded by mere wisps of color, applied so spontaneously that the paint ran and dripped. Degas even added the circles in the foreground with his thumb. Such audacity, while acceptable in a small sketch, must have shocked the artist's contemporaries when presented on a six-foot canvas. Equally radical is the idea of combining multiple views of a single figure. 4 651 Cleveland, Ohio., United States. Paris, France. 653 Style: French Realist/Impressionist. School: Realist/Impressionist. Movement: Realism/Impressionism. French. Painting; 655 Painting 2 710 Cleveland Museum of Art. ID=UOC 773 t Art and Art History Collection (Saskia) 787 Closeup; dancers. |