Dancers Backstage

Question

by Edgar Degas
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Question
How did the artist use color to create emphasis in this image?
(1 point)
Responses

by using colors that were similar to the background
by using colors that were similar to the background

by creating color contrast to focus on the main ballerina
by creating color contrast to focus on the main ballerina

by using only cool colors
by using only cool colors

by using analogous colors in all parts of the image
by using analogous colors in all parts of the image

Answer 1

The correct response is: by creating color contrast to focus on the main ballerina.

Edgar Degas often used color contrast to draw attention to specific subjects in his works, and in "Dancers Backstage," he uses this technique effectively to emphasize the main ballerina amidst the surrounding figures.