Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917) - Dancer Adjusting Her Shoe, 1885 (Pastel on paper. Dixon Gallery & Gardens) - The dancer leans forward, her head low, a hand clasping her left foot. One looks down on her head and the bare expanse of her neck and upper back. This seated figure, knees spread, with the arms stretched toward the feet, particularly fascinated Degas, who drew it many times. It represented the extreme opposite of the weightlessness and grace of the dancer in action...