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4 Responses to “Inspired by the garden dancers”

1. # ThomasLBon 24 Jul 2007 at 5:04 am

   There always seems to be a certain melancholy about Degas. It’s like looking at a bittersweet memory.

2. # rhapsodyon 24 Jul 2007 at 5:29 am

   You sense that about Degas? I find it fascinating that he found ballerinas fascinating. The flowers from Jeffrey’s garden brought those ballerinas to mind.

   Melancholy is how I perceive the work of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. And although dramatized, the movie of his life (Moulin Rouge, from 1952 starring Jose Ferrer) was superb.

3. # ThomasLBon 25 Jul 2007 at 7:52 am

   Maybe it’s just the color pallette he uses, or maybe it’s just that I know how sad and lonely Degas’ life was.

   My grandmother gave me a wonderful DVD for Christmas, a BBC production called (appropriately) The Impressionists. It’s all about the lives and interactions of those involved in the impressionist movement. I think you’d like it.

4. # rhapsodyon 25 Jul 2007 at 11:45 am

   I’ll look for it…

   Thanks for the recommendation, Thomas.

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