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Degas, Edgar. Frieze of Dancers, c. 1895. oil on fabric, Framed: 103 x 233.5 x 7 cm (40 9/16 x 91 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 70 x 200.5 cm (27 9/16 x 78 15/16 in.). Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1946.83. CC0.
Frieze of Dancers
c. 1895
Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Frieze of Dancers, c. 1895. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Oil on fabric; framed: 103 x 233.5 x 7 cm (40 9/16 x 91 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 70 x 200.5 cm (27 9/16 x 78 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund 1946.83 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.