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Dancer with a Fan

ca. 1890–95
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 690

A dancer is shown standing in fourth position, holding a folding fan which is fully opened and conveys—through the doubled lines at the left edge and top of the arc—a sense of quick, fluttering movement. The shadowy figure at far right, behind the colorful stage flat, may represent a dance instructor modeling the pose he has requested of his student. This pastel is related to other works Degas made between 1890 and 1905, which feature the same or similarly dressed, ponytailed dancers, holding fans.

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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