Ballet at the Paris Opéra

Pastel over monotype on cream laid paper, 1877

About this work

Ballet at the Paris Opéra (1877) by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas. Pastel over monotype on cream laid paper.

Edgar Degas

Master of movement, light, and the human figure

Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings of ballet dancers. He also produced bronze sculptures, prints, and drawings.