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Edgar
Degas, Ballet Dancers, c. 1877, pastel and gouache over
monotype, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce
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Degas
often pulled two impressions from one monotype plate, using the second as
a base for pastels. In Ballet Dancers, the artist began with a monotype
print of dancers set abstractly against stage decor, and then used pastel
for the dancers, gouache (opaque watercolor) for the stage flat in the background,
and a mixture of both media for the rocks and trees.
 
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