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Degas & the Dance: The Painter & the ''Petits Rats,'' Perfecting Their Art
Degas the Dance The Painter the ''Petits Rats'' Perfecting Their Art Author:Susan Goldman Rubin ''People call me the painter of dancing girls,'' said Edgar Degas, & during his career he created more than a thousand beautiful ballet pictures. Working at the Paris Opera, watching the young students called ''petits rats,'' Degas discovered that ballet training was very much like creating art: It takes hard work & hours & hours of practice. As... more » the ''petits rats'' repeated their steps, Degas drew their poses again & again . . . for like the ballerinas, he was determined to achieve perfection in his art. In his sketches & paintings, Degas captured every moment, from the relentless hours of practice to the excitement & glamour of appearing on stage. With more than 30 of Degas' original artworks in color, this biography offers an invitation to the dance.« less