Although Kronberg is considered a "Tarbellite" because he trained with Tarbell and Benson, he was highly influenced by the French Impressionists and especially the pastels and oils of ballerinas painted by Degas.
Kronberg's art was shaped by both his training under Tarbell and Benson and his admiration for the Impressionist movement, especially the work of Degas, a renowned painter known for his pastel and oil depictions of ballerinas.