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Plié in Second Position at the Barre by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas — VisualArtsDB

Plié in Second Position at the Barre

Plié in Second Position at the Barre

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Medium: Black and white prepared chalk on pink modern laid paper, faded to off-white
Dimensions: 30.8 x 23.4 cm (12 1/8 x 9 3/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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