Dancer (Battements in Second Position)
Artist
Edgar Degas
French, 1834 - 1917
Printer
Goupil & Cie
Date1897
MediumHeliotype
DimensionsSheet: 11 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (29.2 x 19.3 cm)
Overall: 18 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (47 x 39.4 cm)
Overall: 18 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (47 x 39.4 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineThe Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York.
Object number2008.9.7
On View
Not on viewCollections
- Works on Paper
InscribedSigned in the plate, lower right: "Degas".
MarkingsOn print: Copyright stamp, lower right corner, "Copyright 1897 by Jean Boussod Manzi Joyantccie, Paris".
DescriptionStudy of a female ballet dancer at the bar, extending her right foot out 90 degrees. The original storage mat includes a heavy weight paper backing and window mat with a slightly lighter weight paper cover. The cover has a stamped number at the lower right corner which corresponds to a numbered list of contents on the portfolio cover.
Portfolio/Print
