Impressionism

The Dance Class was painted by Edgar Degas in 1874 and has been designed into a gallery motif. The Dance Class by Edgar Degas is one of his most celebrated studies of ballerinas rehearsing at the Paris opera house. Degas showcases a large group of dancers, both standing and sitting, arranged in an undefined row which spans the length of the rehearsal space, with the focus of this piece being the dance teacher, Jules Perrot and his star pupil. The details of this scene evokes feelings of Parisian culture and elegance through the elaborate composition and finely balanced green and white colour palette. Painted by Degas as a companion piece to The Ballet Class. a captivating exhibition motif celebrating one of the finest painters of the 19th century, French artist Edgar Degas, the master of movement.