Degas dancers

The idea of choosing a favourite Degas painting seems daunting, but this one may be it for me. It’s the windows, which remind me of the windows at the studio I go to—although these are obviously much more stunning as they have a view of Paris in springtime, my dream—and the dancers doing temps liés.

I also love this one because it is at l’Opéra de Paris. . .


It reminds me of Alfred Eisenstaedt’s photos, also in the rehearsal room at the Paris Opera:

It makes me wish that Woody Allen’s idea in Midnight In Paris were a plausible thing. How fun to imagine...

(If you also find ballet and Paris and this time period to be captivating, I highly recommend Zelda Fitzgerald’s Save Me The Waltz, particularly part two, chapter three, which can be found online here, and all of part three, found here. ♥)