On the Stage
Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)1876–77
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Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front. Sized to standard frames by cropping, never stretching — at most about 3% comes off one edge, which isn’t noticeable on most pieces, and we only offer a size when it stays that small.
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About this work
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.
- Medium
- Pastel and essence over monotype on cream laid paper, laid down on board
- Original size
- 59.2 × 42.8 cm (23 5/16 × 16 7/8 in.)
Museum record · 2 owners · 7 exhibitions
Provenance
- Durand-Ruel, Paris.
- Bertha Honoré Palmer (1850-1918), Chicago, by 1889; given to the Art Institute, 1922.
Exhibitions
- The Art Institute of Chicago, "Paintings from the Collection of Mrs. Potter Palmer," May-August 1910, n.p..
- The Art Institute of Chicago, "A Century of Progress," June 1-November 1, 1933.
- The Art Institute of Chicago, "A Century of Progress," June 1-November 1, 1934.
- The Art Institute of Chicago, "Degas in The Art Institute of Chicago," July 19-September 23, 1984, cat. by Richard R. Brettell and Suzanne Folds McCullagh.
- The Art Institute of Chicago, September 1996-January 1997.
- New York, American Federation of Arts "Degas and the Dance," 2002-2003, cat. by Jill DeVonyar and Richard Kendall; shown in the Detroit Institute of Arts, October 18-Janaury 12, 2003.
- The Art Institute of Chicago, "Degas: At the Track, On the Stage", July 1, 2015-February 26, 2016, no cat.
