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Dancer on pointe

[Danseuse sur pointe]

MS : 3042
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - New York - Etats-Unis
Inv. 1974.356.43

The Artwork

Dimensions
45.4 × 39.8 cm - 17 7/8 × 15 11/16 in.
Period
Circa 1878
Medium
Fusain rehaussé de blanc
Support
Papier beige clair
Stamp
Vente Degas (en bas à gauche)

Additional information

History

Atelier Degas - Vente Degas, 1919, III, n° 181 (repr.) - Emma A. Schaefer - New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1974. [Don Schaefer].

Exhibitions

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1977, Degas in the Metropolitan, n° 29 - Canberra, National Gallery of Australia, 2008-2009, Degas : the Uncontested  Master, n° 57, repr. p. 136.

Bibliography

Jean Bouret, Degas, 1965, repr. p. 119 - Kinsman, Pantazzi, Cat. exp. Canberra, National Gallery of Australia, 2009, Degas : the Uncontested Master, n° 56, repr. p. 136.

Last updated : 28/01/2026