Behind the Painted Scenery: Gerard Gauci, exhibition designer for “Drama and Desire” explains why stage flats were important in the time of Degas and how they were painted. Click to play:
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Edgar Degas, Dancer with Bouquets, ca. 1895-1900, oil on canvas, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia.
Edgar Degas’ Dancer with Bouquets is on display for a limited time at the AGO as part of the exhibition Drama and Desire: Artists and the Theatre.
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