Love This! A Delightful Degas Exhibition...

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to get a chance to go on a private tour of the current Degas Exhibition at The Phillips Collection here in DC (courtesy of Ms. Kimberly Wilson). Although I was completely embarrassed that I've lived in DC for over 2 years now and had never been to The Phillips Collection (I'm the worst! How could I do that!? It is amazing!), I was also completely inspired by the exhibition. I've always loved Degas and the amazing color and movement that he captures in his work, and seeing a number of his pieces together in an exhibition was simply delightful.

I loved quite a few of the pieces in the museum, but a handful of my favorites are below...

Dancers at the Barre, early 1880s−c. 1900. Oil on canvas, 51 1/4 x 38 1/2 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1944

The Dance Class, c. 1873. Oil on canvas, 18 3/4 x 24 1/2 in. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., William A. Clark Collection.

Dancer Adjusting Her Shoe, 1885. Pastel on paper, 19 x 24 in. Collection of The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee; Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo N. Dixon, 1975.6.

Three Women Combing Their Hair, 1875-76. Oil on paper.

Dance Rehearsal, 1873. Oil on canvas, 16 x 21 1/2 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Gift of anonymous donor, initiated 2001, completed 2006.

Doesn't it just make you want to get up and dance? Or at least get a good stretch in? There was a ballet bar and some mirrors in the museum, and I think our whole group was a bit tempted to get out there and bust a move :)

Here's to an inspired day!

Namaste,
Mary Catherine