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Dancers, Pink and Green by Edgar Degas captures a fleeting backstage moment filled with movement, color, and quiet concentration. Known for his fascination with ballet dancers, Degas painted performers not as distant stage icons, but as hardworking artists preparing, adjusting costumes, and waiting between performances. In this composition, soft green tutus and warm pink tones blend together in a dreamlike Impressionist haze, creating a sense of motion and atmosphere rather than rigid detail.
Degas included a shadow of a top-hatted patron of the Jockey Club in this painting. Degas and members of this club had special permission to visit in the wings during performances. This painting shows two dancers on the stage doing their pas de deaux while others are waiting in the wings for their cue. There are no known drawings for this painting which suggests Degas worked on the canvas with brushes and his fingers. This painting resides at the Museum of Art, New York City.
This museum-quality full-coverage cross-stitch pattern beautifully recreates Degas’s loose pastel textures, luminous color palette, and intimate perspective. The rich greens, rosy highlights, and softly layered brushstrokes make this design especially captivating for stitchers who appreciate Impressionist art and elegant feminine subjects. The composition feels both graceful and candid, offering a glimpse behind the curtain into the world of dance.
Perfect for ballet lovers, admirers of French Impressionism, and stitchers drawn to artistic movement and color, this artistic cross-stitch design creates a sophisticated and timeless finished piece.
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Design Size:
298w x 324h stitches
Types of Stitches:
Full stitches only, no half or quarter stitches, no backstitching
Level of Difficulty:
Advanced
Sewn Design Size:
14 count: 21.29 x 23.14 inches - 541mm x 588mm
18 count: 16.56 x 18.00 inches - 421mm x 457mm
20 count: 14.90 x 16.20 inches - 378mm x 411mm
22 count: 13.55 x 14.73 inches - 344mm x 374mm
Fabric size necessary for design:
Add six inches to both length and width (3" on each side)
Number of floss colors in the design: 76 (DMC cotton floss) No blended colors.
