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Dancers at the Barre
Dancers at the Barre

Dancers at the Barre

Artist Edgar Degas French, 1834 - 1917
Printer Goupil & Cie
Date1897
MediumHeliotype
DimensionsSheet: 10 1/4 x 14 in. (26 x 35.6 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 number2008.9.8
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  • 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 two female ballet dancers at the bar, one is extending her right leg back 90 degrees while the other is stretching one leg across the bar. 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.