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Study of a Ballet Dancer seen from the Back by Edgar Degas — VisualArtsDB

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Study of a Ballet Dancer seen from the Back

Study of a Ballet Dancer seen from the Back

Study of a Ballet Dancer seen from the Back

1875

Medium: Black chalk on faded pink wove paper
Dimensions: 12 1/8 x 8 9/16 in. (30.8 x 21.8 cm)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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