Za výtvarným uměním do knihovny | Edgar Degas

A Master of Depicting Movement

The French painter Edgar Degas was fascinated by movement; he was downright obsessed with depicting the human figure in every possible pose. In his paintings *The Dance Class* (1876) and *The Prima Ballerina* (1878), he captured ballerinas in various poses—while dancing, in moments of concentration, and even at rest. Thanks to his exceptional talent for observation, Edgar Degas was able to capture not only the grace and personal moods of his models but also the atmosphere of the places he visited and where he loved to create.

Lecturer: Hana Řeháková, PhDr.

Hana Řeháková, PhDr., studied art history at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague. As an art historian, she worked at the East Bohemian Gallery in Pardubice (now the Gočár Gallery) and served as the gallery’s director for many years. She is the curator of permanent exhibitions and temporary shows focused primarily on 19th- and 20th-century Czech art. She has devoted herself to expanding the gallery’s collections, acquiring works of art, and giving lectures.

At our library, Hana Řeháková leads a lecture series titled “Exploring the Visual Arts at the Library,” which aims to introduce listeners to artists, their works, and the important historical contexts that influenced their creation.