 |
Edgar Degas,
executed in collaboration with Vicomte Ludovic Napoléon Lepic,
The Ballet Master (Le maître de ballet), c. 1874, monotype heightened
and corrected with white chalk or wash, National Gallery of Art, Washington,
Rosenwald Collection 1964.8.1782 |
| |
|
|
The
Ballet Master is considered Degas’ first attempt at the monotype medium.
To produce this "dark-field" monotype, the artist covered a fresh metal
plate with printer’s ink and then removed areas of ink with a rag or tool.
Next, using a rolling press, Degas (with the help of his engraver-friend
Ludovic Lepic) printed the image on a sheet of dampened paper. Degas highlighted
the form of the dancer and much of the line work with either white chalk
or wash.
 
|
|
