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Edgar Degas — Danseuse mettant son bas, première étude
Edgar Degas

Danseuse mettant son bas, première étude

Edgar Degas's bronze sculpture captures a dancer in the intimate moment of putting on her stockings, a signature theme in the artist's practice. The work demonstrates Degas's keen observation of movement and his skill in three-dimensional form.

Medium
bronze

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction

March 2, 2022

Estimate: $350,000$500,000

Lot 144

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Edgar Degas, Danseuse mettant son bas, première étude

Edgar Degas's bronze sculpture captures a dancer in the intimate moment of putting on her stockings, a signature theme in the artist's practice. The work demonstrates Degas's keen observation of movement and his skill in three-dimensional form.

Medium
bronze
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

French, Ballet, Figure Study, Dancer, Bronze Sculpture, 19th Century, Impressionism, Movement, Realism, Edgar Degas

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Cleveland Museum of Art