Write a 10-page research paper on a topic of your choice that explores a facet of the relationship between line and color in a given corpus of work, and/or pastel painting in the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries.

Write a 10-page research paper on a topic of your choice that explores a facet of the relationship between line and color in a given corpus of work, and/or pastel painting in the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries. The chief aim of this paper is to give you an opportunity to delve more deeply into the material of the course, but you are welcome to propose topics related to the scope of the class. For example, you could choose to investigate a series by John Russell, an eighteenth-century British pastel list. Your subject, however, should be more focused than a given artist’s pastel oeuvre. You must develop an original argument or thesis that can be further investigated and ultimately supported by conducting research. There are many different directions a research paper might take: for example, you might investigate the reception or patronage of a specific work or series, or pose a question about an artist’s working methods during a certain moment, or relate your argument to the sociology-political context of the time. You may choose a thematic topic that considers specific works by several artists, or you may choose to focus on a subset of one artist’s work. Whatever direction you choose, you should make sure to have a clear, arguable thesis. *bibliography should be composed of scholarly sources. This might include exhibition catalogs, monographs, articles from peer-reviewed journals, and texts on museums’ websites. Wikipedia is not an appropriate source. Internet databases such as JSTOR, the Bibliography of the History of Art, and WorldCat are often very helpful. Note, these are not a substitute for books! Likewise, not all books are appropriate for this project—evaluate your sources with a critical eye. This paper is for a class focused on color as line in French 18th century in Patel Painting I would like to use the painter Edgar Degas I find it interesting that his objects are turned away from the viewer for example the ballet dancer series (which I love) most ballerinas are not looking to the Painter so it seems as we are peeking through their world