Edgar had a French nationality and began his art studies as a student with Jean-August Dominique Ingres, a master of classical art. In the year 1860 he gave up his academic career to pursue his art, but instead of painting realistically, as he had been doing, he changed to impressionism, as it was the impressionist movement that really influenced him.

This was the beginning of a long and successful career for Edgar Degas as an impressionist artist. Although he created his paintings for him and his liking, many other great impressionist artists’ influenced him. Two of these were Manet and Mary Cassatt. Mary in particular, who became great friends with Dega

“The Dancing Class” includes a focal point, being the elderly dance teacher. This mainly became the focal point as it is in the middle of the painting and not in the fore ground or background. It also has different colouring and shape to the many dancers, which makes it stand out even more. The painting also consists predominately of a monochromatic colour scheme using Yellow, Green and Blue. It also includes shades and tints, plus a small amount of red for one part of the painting.

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