Who created "The Ballet Master"?

The Ballet Master was created by Edgar Degas, executed in collaboration with Vicomte Lepic in c. 1876.

When was "The Ballet Master" created?

This artwork was created c. 1876.

Is "The Ballet Master" in the public domain?

Yes, The Ballet Master is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Ballet Master

Q: What medium is "The Ballet Master"?

The Ballet Master is monotype (black ink) heightened and corrected with white chalk or wash on laid paper.

Edgar Degas, executed in collaboration with Vicomte Lepic

c. 1876

Medium

monotype (black ink) heightened and corrected with white chalk or wash on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 56.5 x 70 cm (22 1/4 x 27 9/16 in.) sheet: 62 x 85 cm (24 7/16 x 33 7/16 in.)

Classification

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1964.8.1782

Art Historical Context

Edgar Degas’s “The Ballet Master,” created around 1876 in collaboration with the amateur printmaker Vicomte Lepic, captures a quiet moment of instruction in a Parisian ballet studio. Degas, a central figure of the Impressionist circle, was fascinated by the daily life of dancers rather than their onstage glamour. Here he shows the ballet master guiding a young dancer, emphasizing the discipline and fleeting gestures that defined rehearsal. The work is a monotype, a printmaking process in which ink is applied to a metal plate and then transferred to paper under pressure. Degas heightened the i...

The Ballet Master

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