The Ballet Class

The Ballet Class

Edgar Degas · 1878

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia, United States

About this painting

A mother waits and reads while her daughters rehearse — Degas often placed weary chaperones at the margins, quietly reminding viewers that ballet was also labor.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

82 × 77 cm (32.3 × 30.3 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

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