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La Classe de danse
The Dancing Class
Edgar Degas · 1870
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
About this painting
Degas's first dance-class painting was staged entirely in his own studio — he had not yet won backstage access to the real Paris Opéra.
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions
20 × 27 cm (7.9 × 10.6 in)
Painted at
Paris, France
Current location
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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