GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The reclining figure pushes her leg forward; the stooped masseuse holds the outstretched leg in one hand while manipulating the tired dancer’s muscles with her other hand. Details have been eradicated in order to focus the attention on the interaction of the two figures and the sense of energy created through their momentary poses.
This sculpture was cast in bronze following Edgar Degas’s death after wax models found in his studio. You can see how the artist manipulated the once pliable material with his fingers and other tools.
Excerpt from
Heather MacDonald, DMA label copy, 2012.
NOTES
Created 1896-1911
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Inscription: Back right base (on top): Degas Incised on side at one corner: 55 / H Founder's mark (in relief) on top of base: Cire / Perdue / A A Hebrard
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General Description
The reclining figure pushes her leg forward; the stooped masseuse holds the outstretched leg in one hand while manipulating the tired dancer’s muscles with her other hand. Details have been eradicated in order to focus the attention on the interaction of the two figures and the sense of energy created through their momentary poses.
This sculpture was cast in bronze following Edgar Degas’s death after wax models found in his studio. You can see how the artist manipulated the once pliable material with his fingers and other tools.
Excerpt from
Heather MacDonald, DMA label copy, 2012.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York~Learn more about Degas's bronze sculptures from this essay on the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
Notes
Created 1896-1911
Checked Piction
Inscription: Back right base (on top): Degas Incised on side at one corner: 55 / H Founder's mark (in relief) on top of base: Cire / Perdue / A A Hebrard
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Degas, Edgar (French, 1834-1917)
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Bronze
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
AUDIO ASSETS
44996925: UMO Learn more about Degas
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