START WITH ART: Ballet at the Paris Opéra

Let's START WITH ART! Take a look at the artwork then read the questions to the students/children in your life and see how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!

Title: Ballet at the Paris Opéra

Artist: Edgar Degas

Date: 1877

Medium: Pastel over monotype on cream laid paper

Dimensions: Plate: 35.2 × 70.6 cm (13 7/8 × 27 13/16 in.); Sheet: 35.9 × 71.9 cm (14 3/16 × 28 5/16 in.)

Start with Art Questions:

• Have you ever tried to draw or paint something in motion? What does the artist, Edgar Degas, do in this artwork to successfully demonstrate movement?
• In addition to movement, what other ways does the artist depict a performance?

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