Degas: De dans van de eenzaamheid #[nn]

From Le Lombard, this 2021 graphic biography by Efa and Rubio opens with a cover that evokes the soft pastels and intimate atmosphere of Edgar Degas's most celebrated paintings — a rehearsal room filled with young ballerinas in pale blue tutus, stretching and preparing, while a top-hatted, formally dressed Degas observes quietly from among them. The composition beautifully captures that sense of distance between the artist and his subjects that the Dutch subtitle, De dans van de eenzaamheid ("The Dance of Loneliness"), promises to explore. It's a visually rich invitation into the world of one of the nineteenth century's most compelling painters.