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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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