Frieze of Dancers
Cleveland Museum of Art

Frieze of Dancers

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917) · c. 1895

oil on fabric
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The ballet is a subject Degas returned to again and again over the course of his career. Rather than public performances, he often depicted dancers behind the curtain, practicing, waiting, or, as in this painting, lacing up their shoes.

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