The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer
1922 (cast), 2018 (tutu)
Medium
Partially tinted bronze, cotton tarlatan, silk satin, and wood
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): H. 38 1/2 x W. 17 1/4 x D. 14 3/8 in. (97.8 x 43.8 x 36.5 cm) [n.b.: fluffiness of skirt skews measurement]
Classification
Sculpture-Bronze
Culture
French, Paris
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number
29.100.370
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About the Artist
Edgar Degas|A. A. Hébrard · 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 ...