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Edgar Degas — Position de quatrième devant sur la jambe gauche
Edgar Degas

Position de quatrième devant sur la jambe gauche

Edgar Degas' bronze sculpture depicting a ballet dancer in the fourth position on her left leg. The work captures the precise body mechanics of classical ballet technique.

Medium
bronze

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Modern Day Auction

May 18, 2022

Estimate: $500,000$700,000

Lot 119

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Edgar Degas, Position de quatrième devant sur la jambe gauche

Edgar Degas' bronze sculpture depicting a ballet dancer in the fourth position on her left leg. The work captures the precise body mechanics of classical ballet technique.

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

Related themes

Bronze, Ballet, Figure Study, Dancer, Sculpture, Classical Technique, Degas

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Cleveland Museum of Art