compiled by Deborah Wanstall
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas The Red Ballet Skirts, c1900, pastel on tracing paper, 301⁄4 × 223⁄4in (77 × 58cm)
To mark the centenary of Degas’s death in September 1917, the National Gallery has drawn together works from the Burrell Collection in Glasgow, one of the finest collections of Degas pastels in the world, works from its own and those from other collections. The exhibition is divided into three sections: Modern Life, Dancers and Private Worlds, and examines the art historical and personal contexts in which these works were created.