Pastel Drawing by Edgar Degas and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec

Edgar Degas, Impressionist

• Dancers in the Wings

Degas: 1837-1917More than half of his artwork depict dancers. Famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings.

• Two Dancers Resting 1874 Degas

Henri Toulouse-Lautrec

• 1864-1901• Painter, Draughtsman

and Illustrator• Paris • Post-Impressionist Period• Aristocratic family.

Inbreeding. Legs stopped growing after being fractured in early teens.

• Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - Madame Palmyre with Her Dog, 1897.

• woman in Monsieur Forests Garden Painting

La Toilette, oil on board, 1896

Drawing Final Assignment

• Choose an everyday scene. It can be high or low life i.e. sitting in a bath, hallway at school, people at a dance club, visitors at an art show.

• Choose a colour for your background paper. Put in your request with Ms. Lim.

• Create a chalk or conte drawing over 4 periods. If you really prefer ink you can use that medium in white or black as well.