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Edgar Degas

Frieze of Dancers

c. 1895
oil on fabric
70 × 200.5 cm (27.6 × 78.9 in)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

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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