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Mademoiselle La La au cirque Fernando
Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando
Edgar Degas · 1879
National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
About this painting
To capture acrobat Miss La La suspended by her teeth beneath a circus dome, Degas sketched from multiple vantage points, producing one of his most dramatically foreshortened compositions.
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
117 × 78 cm (46.1 × 30.7 in)
Painted at
Paris, France
Current location
National Gallery, London
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