... figures of the dancers, the chaperone, and the male teacher are all carefully and precisely drawn, while the dancer's tutus are made with more lively broad strokes. The American artist Mary Cassatt, a close friend and art student of Degas, is said to have played an important role in acquiring the commission for The Ballet Class, which was actually painted as a gift for ... one of Mary's brothers. As a former ballerina, I was overjoyed at the possibility of doing my research paper on one of Degas" brilliant art works. The hardest part was deciding which one to research ... ...

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... 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 Degas and continued being great friends until his death. The painting "The Dancing Class" is one of Degas many dancers on a diagonal paintings ... ...

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