WHY THIS INSPIRES US? Fascinated by the captivating movement and unusual flexibility of ballerinas, Degas often snuck backstage at the Paris opera to convince these elegant women to pose for him. A number of Degas' contemporaries suspected his intentions were more than artistic, as he completed over 1500 paintings of ballerinas during his lifetime! Inside front waistband features our favorite Edgar Degas Quote. "Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." - Edgar Degas
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