“He had the luck, that Rembrandt!” Degas said. “He painted Susanna at the bath; me, I paint women at the tub.” At the ballet Degas found a world that excited both his taste for classical ...

Leisure and Arts Editor Eric Gibson on renewed interest in Edgar Degas’s “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen.” Photo: National Gallery of Art To coincide with the production, the National Gallery ...

Degas’s paintings of ballerinas often reference a darker side of the dance industry in the late 19th century, when ballet’s popularity was beginning to fade and many dancers from lower-class ...

A climate activist who smeared red and black paint on the pedestal and enclosure of an Edgar Degas ballerina sculpture in 2023 was found guilty on Tuesday (8 April) of “conspiracy to commit an ...

When Chiara Gonzalez and Laura Tosar saw their first original Degas at QAGOMA, the ballet dancers felt like stepping straight into the frame. “It’s spot on. He’s fully captured the essence ...

A climate activist who smeared red and black paint on the case of Edgar Degas’s iconic ballerina sculpture has pleaded guilty to one count of “causing injury” to the exhibit at the National ...

After an outcry from Ukrainians on social media, London’s National Gallery has changed the name of Edgar Degas’ Russian Dancers to Ukrainian Dancers, reports the Guardian’s Ben Quinn.

“He had the luck, that Rembrandt!” Degas said. “He painted Susanna at the bath; me, I paint women at the tub.” At the ballet Degas found a world that excited both his taste for classical ...