Edgar Degas
French, 1834-1917
Two Dancers
INV-4524
Edgar Degas
French, 1834-1917c. 1893–98
Two Dancers
Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917 →pasteldrawings (visual works)
Date
c. 1893–98
Medium
Pastel and charcoal, with stumping and burnishing, on tracing paper, pieced and laid down on cardboard
Dimensions
70.5 × 53.6 cm (27 13/16 × 21 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Col. Robert R. McCormick to the Amy McCormick Memorial Collection
Edgar Degas recorded ballet dancers at rest and in motion in a variety of media, producing numerous drawings, paintings, prints, and sculptures. The subject enabled Degas to study the movement of the human form and the contortions of the body. In this pastel, the performers wait behind the curtains, in the wings of the stage, and bend at the waist, arms akimbo, in preparation for their next appearance.
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