The characteristics of Japanese woodblock prints which French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas used in Four Dancers was "cropping figures off the edge of the picture."
What is Japanese woodblock prints?
Japanese woodblock printing originated in ancient China and was brought to Japan after the unification of the country. Japanese woodblock prints, also called ukiyo-e (which means image of the floating world), are a traditional art form which started to become very popular.
Who was Edgar Degas?
Edgar Degas was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker who was prominent in the Impressionist group.
Edgar Degas is perhaps best known for painting four ballet dancers. He was fascinated by them, and wanted to capture their grace and power.
He often painted them backstage, getting ready for a performance. Hence, in the picture of the painting it was seen that he had the theme of "cropping figures off the edge of the picture."
What does Impressionist artist mean?
Impressionist artists tried to paint an 'impression' of what the person, light, atmosphere, object or landscape looked like to them. And that's why they were called impressionists!
Hence option A is correct.
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