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Why did Degas paint the 'Blue Dancers'?

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He studied dancers because he was interested in how the human body works.

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Who painted the blue dancers?

Edgar Degas did.


Did Edgar Degas paint portraits?

Yes, he did, bot more dancers and horses.


When did Edgar Degas paint the 'Blue Dancers'?

There are two Degas paintings of that name. One from 1890, now in the Orsay Museum, Paris. The other from 1898/99, now in the Pushkin Museum, Moscow.


What made Edgar Degas want to paint dancers and racehorses?

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He had his own dance studio and when they had a break he would sketch them fixing their shoes.


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His favorite subject was ballet dancers, who he painted at dancing school and at performances.


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Which impressionist artist painted ballet dancers?

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