Claude Monet: Water Lilies Murals (1926) source Frida Kahlo: Viva La Vida, Watermelons (1954) source Pablo Picasso’s Last Self-Portrait (1972) source Vincent Van Gogh: Tree Roots (1890) source Gustav Klimt: The Bride (1918) source Salvador Dali: The Swallow’s Tail (1983) source

Misty Copeland was the first African-American woman to be named a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. Now, with the help of the NYC Dance Project, she’s recreating some of the famous ballet paintings of Edgar Degas. This series is meant to whet your palate for the upcoming exhibition,

The Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci Couture Spring/Summer 2008 Show, which paid homage to ballet, was inspired by the cold perversity in Ray Caesar’s paintings, and by Edgar Degas’ depictions of ballerinas. To read about other Edgar Degas-influenced collections, search for the « Edgar Degas » post that