Ingres Valpincon Bather Neo-Classical painter (1775- 1830’s) Smooth surface Fool the eye realism Interest in the use of line

Ingres

Valpincon Bather

Neo-Classical painter(1775- 1830’s)

Smooth surface

Fool the eye realism

Interest in the use of line

Ingres

Neo-Classical painter(1775- 1830’s)

Smooth surface

Fool the eye realism

Interest in the use of line

Valpincon Bather

Edgar Degas

“Draw lines, young man, always lines, and you will be an artist”

-Ingres to Degas

Edgar DegasImpressionism

“Four Dancers”

Did many images of the ballet.

Interested in the play of stage light on the faces of his subjects.

Elegant use of line

Large areas of flat color

Emphasis on paint as paint


“Ballet Scene” Pastel on paper



Elegant use of line


Short strokes of intense color


“Dancers at the old Opera House” Pastel on paper



Elegant use of line


Short strokes of intense color

Use of Repoussoir, the barrier which becomes an invitation to look


“Before the Ballet”


Foot Study


“The Star”

Non-idealized young women became the focus of his subject matter

Paintings that are not posed. Almost as if he were watching without the subjects knowing he was there.


“Dancers Backstage”

Interested in the behind the scenes look at the performance.

It has been said that he was not fond of women, although he did have a close relationship with Mary Cassat


“The Dance Lesson”

Repetition leads the eye through the painting

Composition built on a diagonal to create movement


“The Dance Lesson”


“Dance Class”


“Little Dancer, Age 14”

Later in his career he began tolose his vision. He then decided to make wax sculpture his mainform of expression.

These wax sculptures were done mainly as an experiment, and werenot cast until he had already died.

Documents

Ingres Valpincon Bather Neo-Classical painter (1775- 1830’s) Smooth surface Fool the eye realism Interest in the use of line