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Dancers at the Barre

1900 · Oil on canvas

Two dancers stretch at the barre in a studio of intense orange and green, a late work in which Degas' colour became almost abstract.

ArtistEEdgar Degas
MuseumTThe Phillips Collection
MovementIImpressionism
LocationWashington, D.C., United States
Genregenre art
Dimensions130.2 × 97.8 cm
SourceWikidata Q3633416

Why it matters

Dancers stretch at the barre, painted by Degas in patches of colour in the Impressionist manner.

Did you know?

  • It dates from around 1900.
  • It measures 130 × 96.5 cm.
  • It is in the Phillips Collection in Washington.

Based on the Italian Wikipedia article Ballerine alla sbarra (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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