The Dance Lesson (c.1879). Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917). Pastel and black chalk on thre
The Dance Lesson (c.1879). Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917). Pastel and black chalk on three pieces of wove paper, joined together. Met.Degas made various adjustments to this composition, presumably to accommodate the violinist in his final design. He added strips of paper at the top and to the right, and there is evidence to suggest that he may have altered the dancer’s pose. The work was formerly owned by Gustave Caillebotte, who probably bought soon after the Impressionist exhibition of 1879. In 1894 he bequeathed it to Renoir, who sold it shortly thereafter. -- source link
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