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Little Girl Practicing at the Bar

ca. 1878–80
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Little Girl Practicing at the Bar
  • Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1878–80
  • Medium: Black chalk and graphite, heightened with white chalk on pink laid paper
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/16 x 11 9/16 in. (31 x 29.3cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.100.943
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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