The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage — Edgar Degas | DiscoverArt

The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage

ca. 1874

Oil colors freely mixed with turpentine, with traces of watercolor and pastel over pen-and-ink drawing on cream-colored wove paper, laid down on bristol board and mounted on canvas

54.3 × 73 cm (21.4 × 28.7 in)

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