Description
Edgar Degas’ the Dance Class is one of his best-known works. Painted in 1873, this piece features an assortment of incredibly detailed figures. A total of twenty-four women, including dancers and their mothers, are depicted along with the ballet master Jules Perrot. One such dancer practices her routine in the middle of the painting as the others look on or practice themselves. Our hand-painted reproduction carefully recreates Degas’ signature style with chalk and pastels. The scene plays out in a rehearsal space in the old Paris Opera, which, at the time, had recently burned down. This painting was one of the few commissions Degas ever accepted. It was commissioned by the singer Jean-Baptiste Faure and hangs at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. Our oil painting measures 20″ x 24″ and will complete the look of any space it enters.
