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The Art Institute of Chicago
On the Stage
Description
Edgar Degas depicts seven dancers performing in a ballet. The gestures of the women’s raised arms and feet capture the actions, forms, and poses of the corps de ballet (the ensemble, or chorus, of a ballet company that performs in groups). To heighten the sense of motion and spectacle, Degas smudged the edges of the forms where the dancers’ dresses meet the stage.
Provenance
Durand-Ruel, Paris. Bertha Honoré Palmer (1850-1918), Chicago, by 1889 [according to museum records]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.
Dimensions
59.2 × 42.8 cm (23 5/16 × 16 7/8 in.)
Movement / Period
Accession No
81531
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917
Impressionism • France • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
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