Dancers in the Wings
Edgar Degas
1879/1880
Medium
etching, aquatint, and drypoint on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 13.9 × 10.3 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/16 in.) sheet: 30.5 × 21.8 cm (12 × 8 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.3365
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 ...