Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, 'Ballet Dancers', probably 1890-1900.
London, The National Gallery.

Art in the Making: Degas

10 November 2004 - 30 January 2005
Sunley Room Admission free

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Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917) was one of the most experimental artists of the 19th century. Throughout his long career he constantly found new ways to use oil paint, chalk, pastel, essence and printmaking processes (in particular monotypes), often combining two or more media in the same work.

This exhibition was part of Art in the Making, the National Gallery's ongoing series of exhibitions on artists' techniques, and comprised in-depth examination of some twelve works by Degas. These were complemented by x-radiographs, infra-red reflectograms and pigment analyses, with loans of works from Britain and abroad. It revealed to a general audience, which has long loved this artist, just how complex Degas's working methods could be.

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