Edgar Degas painted and drew ballet dancers more than any other subject, gaining privileged access to the rehearsal rooms and backstage areas of the Paris Opéra to study dancers in unposed, informal moments rather than on-stage performance. "Arabesque" captures one of ballet's fundamental positions, the dancer's body extended in a long line, rendered with Degas's close attention to anatomy, balance, and the discipline of professional training. Degas's ballet works, spanning drawing, pastel, painting, and sculpture, remain his most iconic and widely reproduced subject.
Printed with archival giclée inks on smooth, acid-free 220 gsm gallery-grade fine-art paper; available in multiple sizes.
