Dancer Holding Her Right Foot in Her Right Hand
possibly 1900/1911
Medium
pigmented beeswax, plastiline, metal armature, on wooden base
Dimensions
overall without base: 53.1 x 14.5 x 38.5 cm (20 7/8 x 5 11/16 x 15 3/16 in.) height (of figure): 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1985.64.56
About the Artist
Edgar Degas · 1834–1917
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) stands as one of the most innovative artists of the nineteenth century, whose distinctive vision transformed how modern life could be depicted on canvas. Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas in Paris to a wealthy banking family—his father French, his mother a Louisiana Creole from New Orleans—Degas received a classical education before abandoning law studies in 1855 to pursue ...