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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified August 2026
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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Edgar Degas — Frieze of Dancers
Edgar Degas — A Group of Dancers
Edgar Degas — Before the Performance
Edgar Degas — Four Dancers
Edgar Degas — The Milliners
Edgar Degas — Ballet Dancers
Edgar Degas — Two Dancers
Edgar Degas — Danseuses sur la scène
Edgar Degas — Three Dancers Preparing for Class
Edgar Degas — Woman Bathing in a Shallow Tub
Paul Cézanne — Bathers (Les Grandes Baigneuses)
Edgar Degas — Ukrainian Dancers
