Vintage 1952 Degas "The Dancing Class" Art Print

A beautiful vintage offset lithograph of "The Dancing Class” (1876) by Degas. Printed on one side only and hand tipped-in on a sheet of heavy paper.     

Information regarding the original painting can be found by lifting the plate. 

Image: 8" x 8.75" tipped in on heavy paper.

Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings. 

Degas also produced bronze sculptures, prints, and drawings. Degas is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. Although Degas is regarded as one of the founders of impressionism, he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist and did not paint outdoors as many Impressionists did.

Degas was a superb draftsman and particularly masterly in depicting movement, as can be seen in his rendition of dancers and bathing female nudes. In addition to ballet dancers and bathing women, Degas painted racehorses and racing jockeys, as well as portraits. His portraits are notable for their psychological complexity and for their portrayal of human isolation.

At the beginning of his career, Degas wanted to be a history painter, a calling for which he was well prepared by his rigorous academic training and close study of classical art. In his early thirties, he changed course, and by bringing the traditional methods of a history painter to bear on contemporary subject matter, he became a classical painter of modern life.