Dancer with a Fan

ca. 1890–95
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 816
This is a study for the second figure from the left in Degas’s pastel of the 1890s Ballet Dancers in the Wings (Saint Louis Art Museum). In the background is a brightly colored stage flat.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dancer with a Fan
  • Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1890–95
  • Medium: Pastel and charcoal on buff-colored wove tracing paper
  • Dimensions: 21 7/8 x 19 1/4 in. (55.6 x 48.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.100.557
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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