Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando - Posters
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Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917) was a French artist born in the city of Paris. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist.
Degar is famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. View Artist Collection
Degar is famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. View Artist Collection
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About Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando
The painting shows Miss La La suspended from the rafters of the circus dome by a rope clenched between her teeth. The sense of suspended animation in the scene is consistent with Degas's larger interest in capturing fleeting moments. This work is Degas's only circus painting. Unlike his contemporaries like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Georges Seurat, the focus is not on the action within the ring or the crowd's reactions; the viewer sees the spectacle as the audience would have done, gazing up at the daring feat taking place above. The pose of Miss La La was carefully studied and designed by Degas. In his earlier studies, he experimented with the frontal view of Miss La La instead of the profile view. In the sketches, Miss La La's head turns backward, hiding her face from the audience, which is similar to her pose on posters advertising her performance. However, Degas later changed to the profile view, introducing more curves and arches as well as more movement. Some scholars have connected this pose to contemporary ethnographic photography, suggesting that the profile view turns the woman into "a representation of the race. By painting her in the profile view, Degas is not portraying her as merely a performer, but a representative for the women of colour and the working class. About the Posters
Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando by Edgar Degas. Our posters are produced on acid-free 220 GSM papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a sufficent white border around the image to allow for future framing, if desired. Product will be shipped in 2-3 days
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