Curator’s note
Frieze of Dancers
A late, friezelike canvas in which Degas spreads four dancers adjusting their slippers across a wide format. The repeated poses and rough pastel-like texture catch a rhythmic, behind-the-scenes moment.
Source: Arterra 큐레이션
- Date
- c. 1895
- Medium
- oil on fabric
- Dimensions
- Framed: 103 x 233.5 x 7 cm (40 9/16 x 91 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 70 x 200.5 cm (27 9/16 x 78 15/16 in.)
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