Other subjects from this period include the racetrack, the beach, and cafe interiors. He used sharper colors and gave greater attention to surface patterning, depicting milliners, laundresses, and groups of dancers against backgrounds now only sketchily indicated. For the poses, he depended more and more on memory or earlier drawings. Although he became guarded and withdrawn late in life, Degas retained strong friendships with literary people. These sculptures remained in his studio in disrepair and were cast in bronze only after his death.
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Some works are considered to be in the public domain, based on current U.S. and international copyright acts. For more information on copyright laws, please refer to the Artists Rights Society and Benedict O'Mahoney's The Copyright Web Site . Ballet Dancer Looking at the Sole of Her Right Foot Take a close-up view of this bronze Degas sculpture in the permanent collection at Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida. CGFA - Virtual Art Museum Carol L. Gerten maintains an impressive image library of meticulously scanned works from hundreds of renowned artists, including this collection featuring 16 of Degas' paintings. College Street Journal Chris Benfey, chair of the American Studies program at Mount Holyoke College, writes about painter Edgar Degas' life in the nineteenth century, and the significance of his brief visit to post-Civil War New Orleans.