Dancer Onstage
ca. 1877
Medium
Gouache over graphite underdrawing on thin wove commercially coated yellow paper, laid down on board
Dimensions
Paper 6 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (17.1 x 21.3 cm); board 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Accession Number
1974.356.30
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About the Artist
Edgar Degas · 1834–1917
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) stands as one of the most innovative artists of the nineteenth century, whose distinctive vision transformed how modern life could be depicted on canvas. Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas in Paris to a wealthy banking family—his father French, his mother a Louisiana Creole from New Orleans—Degas received a classical education before abandoning law studies in 1855 to pursue ...