Dancer (Battements in Second Position)
Artist
Edgar Degas
French, 1834 - 1917
Printer
Goupil & Cie
Date1897
MediumHeliotype
DimensionsSheet: 8 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. (21.6 x 28.2 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 number2008.9.9
On View
Not on viewCollections
- Works on Paper
InscribedSigned in the plate, bottom middle/left: "Degas"
Inscriptions in French above arm and on bottom right, "Melina Dande" is the possible subject?.
DescriptionFemale ballet dancer "en pointe". 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
