Dancer with a Bouquet of Flowers by Edgar Degas Notebook

Dancer with a Bouquet of Flowers (Star of the Ballet), 1878 (1878) by Edgar Degas is a vintage impressionist fine art portrait painting. Loud applause as a beautiful ballerina takes a bow on stage after her ballet performance. The dancer is wearing a pink tutu and holding a bouquet of flowers. About the artist: Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism although he preferred realism and to be called a realist. Degas is especially identified with the subject of ballet dance, and over half his works depict dancers.