Dancer at Rest, Hands on Her Hips, Left Leg Forward — Edgar Degas | DiscoverArt

Dancer at Rest, Hands on Her Hips, Left Leg Forward

modeled perhaps ca. 1878, cast 1920

Bronze

21.9 × 11.6 cm (8.6 × 4.6 in)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · verified August 2026

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