The Dance Lesson is an
oil on canvas painting by the French artist
Edgar Degas created around 1879. The first of a series of paintings by Degas in a horizontal, frieze-like format, it draws some inspiration from
Japanese prints in its positioning of dancers and musical instruments. It is currently kept at the
National Gallery of Art in
Washington, D.C.Painting:
Edgar Degas
The Dance Lesson is an
oil on canvas painting by the French artist
Edgar Degas created around 1879. The first of a series of paintings by Degas in a horizontal, frieze-like format, it draws some inspiration from
Japanese prints in its positioning of dancers and musical instruments. It is currently kept at the
National Gallery of Art in
Washington, D.C.Painting:
Edgar Degas