Study in the Nude of Little Dancer Aged Fourteen (Nude Little Dancer)
original wax c. 1878-1881, cast 1920/1926
Medium
copper alloy
Dimensions
overall with base: 72.8 x 35.2 x 27.4 cm (28 11/16 x 13 7/8 x 10 13/16 in.) weight: 27 lb. (12.247 kg) height (of figure): 67.5 cm (26 9/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1985.64.67
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 ...