Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando by Degas

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Mark Cartwright
by National Gallery, London
published on 29 March 2022
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An 1879 oil on canvas painting, Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando, by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. This circus was close to the artist's apartment in Paris and Miss La La's acrobatics – suspending herself from a wire using only her teeth – appealed to Degas' love of unusual viewpoints. The scene appears as it would to an audience member using opera glasses. The off-centre positioning of the acrobat adds to the sensation of her being at a great height. (National Gallery, London)

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