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Four Dancers
- year
- c. 1899
- medium
- oil on canvas
- dimensions
- overall: 151.1 x 180.2 cm (59 1/2 x 70 15/16 in.) framed: 176.9 x 207.7 cm (69 5/8 x 81 3/4 in.)
Edgar Degas · Four Dancers (c. 1899).
Four dancers gather near a landscape backdrop, their gestures and bright costumes creating a compact study of movement.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Chester Dale Collection. Accession 1963.10.122. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/46597-four-dancers
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