EDGAR DEGAS: Figures in Motion
January 31-May 30, 2010
EDGAR DEGAS (French, 1834-1917), Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen, conceived around 1878-1881, bronze cast in 1920’s and after from a mixed media sculpture.
Private European Collection, Courtesy of Ideal Art S.A.; © 2009 Courtesy of International Arts®
EDGAR DEGAS (French, 1834-1917), Two Dancers, c. 1896-99, Pastel, 16 ¼ x 13 inches.
Private Collection.
© 2009 Courtesy of International Arts®.
EDGAR DEGAS (French, 1834-1917), After the Bath, c.1899, Pastel on paper.
Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio; Gift of Ferdinand Howald
1931.050
Programming
Lecture - Degas: Ann Dumas
February 24, 2010, 7:00 pm
$15 / $10 AGA Members
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Renowned scholar and curator Ann Dumas examines the complicated role that Degas’ sculpture play in his own body of work.
Art for Lunch - Degas
March 18, 2010, 12:10 pm
12:10-12:50 pm
Free
What do scholars mean when they say that Edgar Degas’ sculptures are figures in motion? How is it that Degas was able to radically challenge European standards of sculptures? What links his work and 20th century abstract art?
Art-in-Context - Degas
March 23, 2010, 6:00 pm
6 pm, $35 / $28 AGA Members, (+gst, includes refreshments)
Limited enrollment – book early!
Art history classes based on our exhibitions are available throughout the year. Each class includes an introduction and a private tour of the featured exhibition. Enrollment is limited; questions and discussion encouraged.
Sketching Hour - Degas
March 6, 2010, 6:30 pm
In the exhibition EDGAR DEGAS: Figures in Motion
Free with Admission
Limited enrollment, please sign-up at Guest Services by 3:30 pm
Engage in the age-old tradition of sketching directly from artworks, in this casual in-gallery class led by local artist Paul Freeman. Focusing on Edgar Degas’ sculpture, this class will have a different theme each month. Program is suitable for all skill levels; materials will be provided.
Sketching Hour - Degas
April 10, 2010, 6:30 pm
In the exhibition EDGAR DEGAS: Figures in Motion
Free with Admission
Limited enrollment, please sign-up at Guest Services by 3:30 pm
Engage in the age-old tradition of sketching directly from artworks, in this casual in-gallery class led by local artist Paul Freeman. Focusing on Edgar Degas’ sculpture, this class will have a different theme each month. Program is suitable for all skill levels; materials will be provided.
Sketching Hour - Degas
May 1, 2010, 6:30 pm
3:30-5 pm
In the exhibition EDGAR DEGAS: Figures in Motion
Free with Admission
Limited enrollment, please sign-up at Guest Services by 3:30 pm
Engage in the age-old tradition of sketching directly from artworks, in this casual in-gallery class led by local artist Paul Freeman. Focusing on Edgar Degas’ sculpture, this class will have a different theme each month. Program is suitable for all skill levels; materials will be provided.
Refinery
February 6, 2010, 8:00 pm
Saturday, February 6, 8 pm-1 am
18+
Advance tickets SOLD OUT
Limited tickets at the door, $55 (doors at 8 pm)
Celebrate the opening of the AGA at our first late night art party. Themed around the exhibition EDGAR DEGAS: Figures in Motion with performances and projects by some of Alberta’s hottest young artists, this party will be the first in a new series of late night events at the AGA.
Film: The Red Shoes
March 26, 2010, 7:00 pm
United Kingdom / 1948 / 133 minutes / English
February 19, 7 pm
Ledcor Theatre, AGA
Free
A glorious Technicolor epic that influenced generations of filmmakers, artists and aspiring ballerinas, The Red Shoes intricately weaves backstage life with the thrill of performance. A young ballerina (Moira Shearer) is torn between two forces: the composer who loves her (Marius Goring), and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer (Anton Walbrook).
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EDGAR DEGAS: Figures in Motion explores one of the most fascinating aspects of the work of the renowned 19th century painter and sculptor Edgar Degas. Degas' innovative compositions, skillful drawing and perceptive analysis of movement have made him one of the masters of late nineteenth-century French art, and one of the most known names in modern art history.
For Degas, sculpture was an uniquely intimate medium, able to capture the details of the human body and the nuances of the body in motion. Ballet dancers at the Paris Opera were a ready source of inspiration for Degas, and are a recurring image in his works in all media. Equally, bathers provided an even wider variety of poses and were an opportunity for the artist to explore unique moments of repose and balance.
Many of Degas' sculpted dancers, bathers, and horses can be related to similar subjects and compositions found amongst his 2-dimensional works: paintings, pastels and drawings, and are part of his ongoing study of forms and movement that appears simultaneously throughout his works. This exhibition features over 40 bronze works, augmented by paintings, drawings and prints, and is a unique look at the complex and studied gaze of this important 19th century artist.
Organized by Joseph S. Czestochowski, International Arts®
