Dancer Adjusting Her Shoe

Edgar Degas1885

Details

Title: Dancer Adjusting Her Shoe
Creator: Edgar Degas
Creator Lifespan: 1834 - 1917
Creator Nationality: French
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Paris, France
Creator Birth Place: Paris, France
Date: 1885
Physical Dimensions: 18 3/4 x 23 1/2 inches
Description: Edgar Degas created Dancer Adjusting Her Shoe in the mid-1880s, when he was at the height of his powers. As only one of Degas’s mastery with charcoal and pastel could achieve, the work is a spontaneously executed sketch, but still has the bearing of a fully resolved work of graphic art. The sureness of his hand allowed Degas to capture a young dancer, adjusting her slipper and absently scratching her arm, with all the resolution necessary to give the work its expressive power.
Provenance: Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo N. Dixon
Type: Pastels
Rights: Dixon Gallery and Gardens. For Terms and Conditions for use of this image please contact the Registrar at 901-761-5250.
Medium: Pastel on paper

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