Impressionists on Paper: Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec at the RA
Colour is the first impression that hits the senses on entering the Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries at the Royal Academy to see 'Impressionists on Paper: Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec'. Easily spotted across the first gallery space is Edgar Degas' vividly colourful Dancer Seen from Behind (c.1873) created in essence (diluted oil paint), on a bright raspberry-coloured, pink prepared paper. Right next to it is his equally riveting Dancer Yawning (Dancer Stretching), from the same year, also painted in essence on a lush, green prepared paperboard. The two works capture the essence ...