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The Burrell Collection in Glasgow houses than twenty paintings pastels and drawings by Edgar Degas 1834 1917 that include his most recognisable ballet dancers bathers jockeys and women at work Together with a selection of the National Gallery s oils and pastels they represent every stage of Degas s career The authors show how the immediacy of these works is enhanced by the artist s energetic technique These are not so much spontaneous sketches as daring experiments in form and color Essays explore Degas s innovative use of pastels his career and the ongoing critical assessment of his art and the life and milieu of his contemporary Sir William Burrell the wealthy Scottish shipping magnate and philanthropist for whom forming this impressive collection of Degas s works was an unusual foray into contemporary art Drawn in Colour Degas from the Burrell Collection