A New Look at Impressionism: Degas and the Medium of Pastel

Degas was known in his lifetime for his inventiveness with materials. One critic in 1892 noted with excitement the unknown “secrets of the ‘recipe,’ the artful and exciting mix of materials for which Monsieur Degas has a penchant.” Explore Degas’s innovative pastel practice in portraits, landscapes, and ballet subjects with the curator of “French Pastels: Treasures from the Vault.”
Katie Hanson, assistant curator, Paintings, Art of Europe
Wednesday, October 17, 2018

[@robertmather6152]

Ms. Hanson Once again you have provided an educational and in depth presentation. Your hard work and willingness to share your extensive knowledge is most appreciated. Thank you

[@aatt3209]

Degas in his days already latched onto "digitizing" images for editing & experimentation, he would have loved photoshop for color variation, spatial placement, copy-and-paste, rotation, texture modification, etc. Nonetheless, without imagination & creativity, photoshop is still only just a tool. Degas's pastel paintings are out of this world, timeless, that's why he's a master. Thank you so much for this lecture, I have learned a great deal about Degas and his less known landscape.

[@KlavierEum]

good to read really relevant comment!

[@jimbosteen2935]

Katie i could listen to you for hours☺, damn I enjoyed it!!!!!!!

[@roman2011]

Love it! Great lecture.

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I love her lectures and the way she says “uuuum” 😂❤

[@SunriseFireberry]

The medium is the message

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[@creativevintage]

Why do curators insist that pastels are sensitive to light? They are not, in fact they are hardier than most mediums. If anything, it is the paper they are on that is affected by the light. They need to make that distinction.

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Everyone here knows the Young Spartans Exercising?

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[@jackbailey7037]

They really promote the idea of art as therapy, as moral uplift, as the work of geniuses. All three might be true, but not as true as they promote it.

[@lukefer7579]

This lecture is execrable.

[@marlene8344]

Are you afraid to say “spiritual”? It’s not just a material object; he’s trying to portray the spiritual aspect perhaps not painting mouth nose lips etc. Just a thought, good video cheers

[@dustypendleton6694]

Her insistent use of vocal fry makes one feel a sense of boredom with the subject.

[@song4night]

Quite an irritating fake voice

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She’s the best lecturer at the museum. And she’s a diiiiiiime. You leave art history baddie alone.

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bro what, she's got the best voice ever. Calms me down so much lol

[@song4night]

@@glitteriable on second listen, you might be right.