Art in the making degas sculpture
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Degas’ sculpture stands outside the mainstream of nineteenth-century French sculpture. He was never interested in creating public monuments and, with one undantag, neither did he display his sculpture publicly. The exception was The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer. It was shown in the sixth Impressionist exhibition held in Paris in , but the work has little to do with Impressionism. Modeled in wax and wearing a real livstycke, stockings, shoes, tulle skirt, and horsehair wig with a satin ribbon, the figure astonished Degas’ contemporaries, not only for its unorthodox use of materials, but also and above all for its realism, judged brutish by some. The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer was not seen igen publicly until April
The rest of his sculpture remained a private medium, akin to sketches or drawings, in which Degas, limiting han själv to a smal
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Art in the Making: Degas
National Gallery, London
10 November January
Degas said of himself that he would like to be 'illustrious and unknown', and he succeeded; by his paintings were among the most sought after and expensive works of contemporary art in the world, while he himself remained a life-long bachelor, living alone with a housekeeper and leaving behind no evidence that he ever enjoyed an amorous relationship. Very late in life his eyesight all but gone Degas's proverbial charm seems to have abandoned him, a universal anger and disdain to have taken its place he end[ed] his days in Lear-like fury and solitude was his tragedy.1
Degas's extraordinary artistic career is examined at the National Gallery in London. It is a scholarly exploration of method and material; and pays tribute to his brilliant draughtsmanship in drawing and pastel, revealing his skill as a technician who experimented greatly. He also became one of the most discriminating collectors of his day. In hi
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Making Sculpture Inspired by Degas
This resource explores sculptures by French artist Edgar Degas () and shows how sculptural processes can be facilitated in a classroom setting.
This resource was created in collaboration with AccessArt and the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and is one of three AccessArt resources: Inspired by Edgar Degas: Printmaking, Drawing & Sculpture at the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge with AccessArt.
Who is this resource for?
This resource is for any teacher, or educator, who would like to take a closer look at 19th century art, in particular Degas, and bring it to life in their classrooms.
This resource can be used to support looking at art work in a museum, or how you might use printable resources in the classroom to inspire making sculpture.
Accessing Degas\'s sculptures
We will take a closer look at the exhibition Degas: A Passion for Perfection at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge in /18 to:
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