Footsteps - Jotaro's Travels: Art Gallery - Musée d'Orsay 5th Flr: Edgar Degas

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Musée d'Orsay 5th Flr: Edgar Degas

Paris, France - September 2016

"La Classe de danse" ("Dance Class") - oil on canvas painting by Degas (1873-1876).

The Musée d'Orsay in Paris, a former railway station converted into an art museum houses many artwork built dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Sisley, and many other masters. It is one of the largest art museums in Europe.

Tip: When visiting the museum, go to the 5th Floor first as it houses art work by the impressionist.

These are the photos taken of the artwork at the museum, for presentation purposes and due to photography angle, many of these have been cropped and edited to compensate for low lighting. It is better to visit the museum as nothing beats seeing the originals.

This blog comes in several pages, this page is on the art pieces by Edgar Degas seen at the fifth floor; click below to navigate to other sections:
< Go to Cezanne | Go to 5th Flr Main Gallery | Go to Manet >

For easier orientation within the gallery, here is a floor layout plan of the fifth floor. The rooms are numbered from #29 to #47.
(Click here for Musee d'Orsay interactive 5th Floor Plan)

"Repetition d'un ballet sur la scene" ("Repetition of a Ballet on Stage") - oil on canvas painting by Degas (1874).

"Le Champ de courses. Jockeys amaterus pres d'une voiture" ("The racecourse. Amateur jockeys near a carraige") - oil on canvas painting by Degas (1876 to 1887).

"La Femme a la potiche" ("Women With a Vase") - oil on canvas painting by Degas (1872).

"L'Orchestre de l'Opera" ('The Orchestra of the Opera") - oil on canvas painting by Degas (c. 1870).

"Danseuses montant un escalier" ("Dancers Climbing Stairs") - oil on canvas painting by Degas (1886-1890).

"Portraits a la Bourse" ("Portraits At The Stock Exchange") - oil on canvas painting by Degas (1878-1879).

"Repasseuses" ("Ironers") - oil on canvas painting by Degas (1884-1886).

"Madame Jeantaud au miroir" ("Madame Jeantaud in the Mirror") - oil on canvas painting by Degas (c.1875).

"Petite danseuse de quatorze ans" ("Little Dancer of Fourteen Years) - patina bronze statue, tulle tutu with satin ribbon by Degas (1881).

Another view of the "Little Dancer"

This blog comes in several pages, this page is on the art pieces by Edgar Degas seen at the fifth floor; click below to navigate to other sections:
< Go to Cezanne | Go to 5th Flr Main Gallery | Go to Manet >

MUSEE d'ORSAY
1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 75007 Paris, France.
Tel: +33-14049-4814
Hours: Friday to Wednesday - 9:30am to 6:00pm, Thursdays - 9:30am to 9:45pm
(Closed on Mondays & hours for Armitice Day may differ).
Webpage: http://www.musee-orsay.fr/
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