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The Curtain by Edgar Degas, Paul Mellon — VisualArtsDB

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The Curtain

The Curtain

The Curtain

Edgar Degas Paul Mellon

1880

Medium: pastel over charcoal and monotype on laid paper mounted on board
Dimensions: sheet: 29 x 33.3 cm (11 7/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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