The Star
Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917
1879/81
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Materials & printing
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.
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About this work
The prima ballerina shown in Edgar Degas’s pastel has been identified as the Spanish dancer Rosita Mauri, who moved from Catalonia to Paris and gained fame at the Paris Opéra in the late 1870s.
- Artist
- Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917
- Date
- 1879/81
- Medium
- Pastel on cream wove paper, edge mounted on board
- Origin
- France
- Style
- Impressionism
- Collection
- Prints and Drawings
- Reference
- 1980.414 · Art Institute of Chicago