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Dancers Backstage
- year
- 1876/1883
- medium
- oil on canvas
- dimensions
- overall: 24.2 x 18.8 cm (9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.) framed: 43.5 × 38.1 × 9.53 cm (17 1/8 × 15 × 3 3/4 in.)
Edgar Degas · Dancers Backstage (1876/1883).
Pink-costumed dancers and a dark-suited figure occupy a backstage space painted with loose, flickering marks.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection. Accession 1970.17.25. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/52169-dancers-backstage
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