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Dancer

ca. 1880
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 821

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dancer
  • Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1880
  • Medium: Pastel and charcoal on blue-gray wove paper
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 19 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. (48.9 × 31.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 2001, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
  • Object Number: 2001.202.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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