On the Stage
Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917
1876–77
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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.
- Artist
- Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917
- Date
- 1876–77
- Medium
- Pastel and essence over monotype on cream laid paper, laid down on board
- Origin
- France
- Collection
- Prints and Drawings
- Reference
- 1922.423 · Art Institute of Chicago