Observational Drawing : Degas

Degas is a well known  French  artist born in 1834. I chose to look at  "Horse and Rider" a drawing done in 1.960-1967.

The figure on the left is quite dark and realistic however the figure on the right is just an outline with no tone. The figure riding the horse looks like a ghost as the shading around him looks more like smoke and yo can just make out the outline of the figure. The paper looks like it has been stained which gives the impression that the drawing is older. I like this drawing as it is not representational but not abstract it has a happy balance.

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